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Avi Gabbai

Avi Gabbay is an Israeli businessman and politician who led Bezeq, served as Minister of Environmental Protection, and chaired the Israeli Labor Party.

born 1967Serving as CEO of BezeqLeading the Israeli Labor PartyMinister of Environmental ProtectionCEO of Partner

Born: 22 February 1967, Jerusalem
Occupation: chief executive officer, politician
Party: Kulanu, Israeli Labor Party
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Gymnasia Rehavia

Avi Gabbai was born in 1967 in Jerusalem

Gabbay was born in Jerusalem in 1967 and grew up in the Baka neighborhood. He was the seventh of eight children of Moshe and Sara, immigrants from Morocco. His father worked as a Bezeq technician, and he attended high school at the Gymnasia Rehavia.

He served in the IDF as an intelligence officer. He then earned a BA in economics and an MBA at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He began his career at the Ministry of Finance budget department and joined Bezeq in 1998. He became CEO of Bezeq International in 2003 and CEO of Bezeq in 2007, leaving in 2013.

He helped found Kulanu and was appointed Minister of Environmental Protection in 2015, without being a Knesset member. He resigned in May 2016 in protest at the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as Minister of Defense. He joined Labor, won its leadership in July 2017, and entered the Knesset in April 2019.

After leaving politics, he became CEO of Cellcom in January 2020. He became CEO of Partner on 1 June 2022.

Avi Gabbai's life in 10 milestones

1967
Born in Jerusalem.
1985
Enlisted in the IDF.
1998
Joined Bezeq.
2007
Appointed CEO of Bezeq.
2015
Appointed Minister of Environmental Protection.
2016
Resigned from the government and joined the Labor Party.
2017
Elected leader of the Israeli Labor Party.
2019
Elected to the Knesset and published his autobiography.
2020
Became CEO of Cellcom.
2022
Became CEO of Partner.

Avi Gabbai served in the military

He enlisted in 1985 and served as an intelligence officer in the Lebanon sector. He was discharged after 4 years and reached the reserve rank of major.

Kulanu Israeli Labor Party