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David Amar

David Amar was an Israeli politician who led Nesher as head of its local council and then as its mayor from 1989 to 2013.

1942 to 2018Mayor of NesherTurning Nesher into a cityHaifa port workers' committee chair

Died: 14 August 2018
Occupation: politician
Party: Likud

David Amar was born in 1942 in Settat

David Amar was born in 1942 in Settat, Morocco. In 1955 he immigrated to Israel with his family, which settled in Safsufa. In 1956 the family moved to the Tel Hanan neighborhood of Nesher.

In the 1970s he chaired the workers' committee of the Haifa port and was a member of Mapai. In 1971 he joined the Nesher council leadership as a representative of the Alignment. He later moved to Likud.

In 1989 he was elected head of the Nesher local council for Likud. He led the change of the town into a city, which took place in September 1995, and served as mayor until 2013. The Ramot Yitzhak neighborhood was built during his time in office.

In 2013 his brother Mashiah Amar replaced him at the head of the Likud list. Amar ran on an independent list and received 27.1% of the vote. In 2017 he moved to Reshafon, and he died on 14 August 2018.