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Alali Adamso

Alali Adamso is an Israeli politician who served as a Likud member of the Knesset from 2012 to 2013 and later as Israel's ambassador to Ethiopia.

born 1963Likud member of the KnessetIsrael's ambassador to EthiopiaWork with Ethiopian immigrants

Occupation: politician
Party: Likud, Blue and White
Education: Tel Aviv University

Alali Adamso was born in 1963 in Ethiopia

Adamso was born in Ethiopia. He moved to Israel in 1983 without his family.

He studied economics, political science and public policy at Tel Aviv University. After his studies he served in the IDF as an officer in the Education Corps and took part in Operation Solomon.

After his discharge he worked in the United States as an envoy on immigrant absorption. He then worked for 14 years at the Industry, Trade and Labor Ministry on vocational training and jobs for Ethiopian immigrants. He also advised the prime minister on Ethiopian community affairs.

He joined Likud in 1990 and its central committee in 1999. He entered the Knesset in September 2012, replacing Yossi Peled, and served until the January 2013 elections.

In 2018 he ran for mayor of Rishon LeZion but was not elected. In 2019 he led a small party list, and he later joined Blue and White. The government approved him as ambassador to Ethiopia in November 2020, and he served until 2024. He lives in Rishon LeZion, is married and has 6 children.