Avraham Duvdevani
{{Short description|Israeli politician and activist}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Avraham Duvdevani
| native_name = אברהם דובדבני
| birth_date = August 5, 1945
| termstart1 = November 15, 2020
| country = Israel
| predecessor2 = Yaakov Hagoel
| birth_place = Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
| image name = אברהם דובדבני במצפור הסיירים.png
| successor2 = Ze'ev Bielski
| office2 = Chairman, World Zionist Organization
| termend2 = October 2020
| termstart2 = June 2010
| office1 = Chairman, Jewish National Fund
| predecessor1 = Danny Atar
}}
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Early life and education
Duvdevani was born in Jerusalem on August 5, 1945, to an Orthodox Jewish and Zionist family. He attended Netiv Meir Yeshiva and the Kfar Hasidim Yeshiva. He then enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces as a paratrooper, and participated in the occupation of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-19|title=WZO chairman Avraham Duvdevani elected global chairman of KKL-JNF|url=https://www.jns.org/wzo-chairman-avraham-duvdevani-elected-global-chairman-of-kkl-jnf/|access-date=2021-01-29|website=JNS.org|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Zionist Executive|url=https://www.wzo.org.il/education/Zionist-Executive|access-date=2021-01-29|website=www.wzo.org.il}} He proceeded to earn a bachelor's degree in Jewish history and educational administration and a master's degree in sociology of education from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.{{Cite web|title=WZO chairman Avraham Duvdevani elected global chairman of KKL-JNF|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/wzo-chairman-avraham-duvdevani-elected-global-chairman-of-kkl-jnf/article_1ceb2bc7-5328-5dc8-9259-17b6100fcd8c.html|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Cleveland Jewish News|date=19 November 2020 |language=en}}
Political career
In 2010, he was unanimously elected the chairman of the World Zionist Organization. Before this, among other roles, he was the Director General of World Bnei Akiva, was the head of the Informal Education track at Orot Israel College, and was a member of the board of governors and an executive for the Jewish Agency.{{Cite web|date=2013-07-12|title=Avraham Duvdevani|url=http://archive.jewishagency.org/executive-members/avraham-duvdevani|access-date=2021-01-29|website=The Jewish Agency|language=en}} In 2020, it was announced that he would become the global chairman of the Jewish National Fund.{{Cite web|title=Avraham (Duvdev) Duvdevani elected KKL-JNF World Chairman|url=https://www.kkl-jnf.org/about-kkl-jnf/green-israel-news/november-2020/avraham-duvdevani-elected-kkl-jnf-world-chairman/|access-date=2021-01-29|website=www.kkl-jnf.org|language=en}} He assumed the role on November 15, 2020. Duvdevani is married with four children and lives in Ramat Gan.
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