# Carmel Shama

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Israeli lawyer and politician

Carmel Shama Shama in 2012 Faction represented in the Knesset 2009–2013 Likud 2014 Likud Personal details Born (1973-08-16) 16 August 1973 (age 52) Ramat Gan, Israel

**Carmel Shama-Hacohen** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): כרמל שאמה הכהן; born 16 August 1973) is an Israeli lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the [Knesset](/source/Knesset) for [Likud](/source/Likud) in two spells between 2009 and 2014, before becoming Israel's envoy to the [OECD](/source/Organisation_for_Economic_Co-operation_and_Development), [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) and the [Council of Europe](/source/Council_of_Europe). In 2018 he was elected mayor of [Ramat Gan](/source/Ramat_Gan).

## Early life

Born in [Ramat Gan](/source/Ramat_Gan), Shama gained a law degree from the [Interdisciplinary Center](/source/Interdisciplinary_Center) in [Herzliya](/source/Herzliya) and is also a certified [estate agent](/source/Estate_agent). In 2010 he added 'Hacohen' as appendage to his surname to emphasise his Jewishness after many people had mistakenly taken him for a [Druze](/source/Druze).[1]

## Political career

A former chairman of the [Likud youth](/source/Likud_youth) council, in 2002 Shama became chairman of the party's Ramat Gan branch. The following year was elected onto the city council, where he held the environment portfolio. He was also a member of the city's audit commission, where he triggered a police investigation into mayor [Zvi Bar](/source/Zvi_Bar) over property deals.[2] For the [2009 Knesset elections](/source/2009_Israeli_legislative_election) Shama won twenty-fifth place on the Likud list, the place reserved for youth candidates.[3] He entered the Knesset as the party won 27 seats.

Prior to the [2013 elections](/source/2013_Israeli_legislative_election) Shama was placed 32nd on the joint Likud [Yisrael Beiteinu](/source/Yisrael_Beiteinu) list,[4] losing his seat as the alliance won only 31 seats. Although he returned to the Knesset in June 2014 as a replacement for [Reuven Rivlin](/source/Reuven_Rivlin) after he was [elected President](/source/2014_Israeli_presidential_election),[5] Shama resigned on 6 August 2014 after becoming Israel's envoy to the [OECD](/source/OECD), [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) and the [Council of Europe](/source/Council_of_Europe).[6] He was replaced in the Knesset by [Alex Miller](/source/Alex_Miller_(Israeli_politician)).[7]

In the [2018 municipal elections](/source/2018_Israeli_municipal_elections) Shama was elected mayor of Ramat Gan, unseating incumbent [Yisrael Zinger](/source/Yisrael_Zinger).[8]

## Personal life

Shama is married to Vered. He has three sons and a daughter, and lives in [Ramat Ef'al](/source/Ramat_Ef'al).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["How European Zionism Has Corrupted 'Jewish Arabs'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180801005520/https://www.haaretz.com/1.5139166). *Haaretz*. 14 November 2010. Archived from [the original](https://www.haaretz.com/1.5139166) on August 1, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Shlomit Tzur; Zvi Zrahiya (April 28, 2011). ["Zvi Bar tried to buy me, charges MK Carmel Shama"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130214213103/http://www.haaretz.com/business/zvi-bar-tried-to-buy-me-charges-mk-carmel-shama-1.358519). *[Haaretz](/source/Haaretz)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.haaretz.com/business/zvi-bar-tried-to-buy-me-charges-mk-carmel-shama-1.358519) on February 14, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["On the cusp"](https://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304701575&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter). *[The Jerusalem Post](/source/The_Jerusalem_Post)*. February 5, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2009.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Likud Yisrael Beiteinu](http://www.bechirot.gov.il/elections19/heb/list/List.aspx?ListId=119) Central Elections Committee

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Likud's Shama-Hacohen replaces Rivlin in Knesset"](https://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Likuds-Shama-Hacohen-replaces-Rivlin-in-Knesset-355885). *The Jerusalem Post*. June 10, 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140611164146/http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Likuds-Shama-Hacohen-replaces-Rivlin-in-Knesset-355885) from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Joshua Davidovich (August 6, 2014). ["Yisrael Beytenu MK replaces Likud lawmaker in Knesset shakeup"](https://www.timesofisrael.com/yisrael-beytenu-mk-to-replace-likud-lawmaker-in-knesset-shakeup/). *[The Times of Israel](/source/The_Times_of_Israel)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140811014300/http://www.timesofisrael.com/yisrael-beytenu-mk-to-replace-likud-lawmaker-in-knesset-shakeup/) from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Replacements Among Knesset Members"](https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/MKIndex_Current_eng.asp?view=5). Knesset website. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084012/https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/MKIndex_Current_eng.asp?view=5) from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [After Nail-biting Race, Moshe Leon Elected Mayor of Jerusalem](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2018-11-14/ty-article/.premium/moshe-leon-elected-mayor-of-jerusalem-in-runoff-elections/0000017f-db48-df62-a9ff-dfdfa1e10000) Haaretz, 14 November 2018

## External links

- [Carmel Shama](https://main.knesset.gov.il/en/MK/APPS/mk/mk-personal-details/829) on the Knesset website

- [Carmel Shama](http://www.oecd.org/israel/israel-ambassador.htm) on the OECD website

v t e Mayors of Ramat Gan Avraham Krinitzi (1926–1969) Yisrael Peled (1969–1983) Uri Amit (1983–1989) Zvi Bar (1989–2013) Yisrael Zinger (2013–2018) Carmel Shama (2018–)

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