David Bitan

David Bitan was born in 1960 in Morocco

David Bitan was born in Kenitra, Morocco, in 1960. His family moved to Israel when he was a young child.

He served in the IDF as a combat medic. He then studied law at Tel Aviv University and earned his law degree in 1987. He worked as a lawyer and later opened his own firm.

In 1988 he became head of the Likud branch in Rishon LeZion and joined the city council, later serving as deputy mayor. From 2001 to 2008 he headed the Hapoel Rishon LeZion football club.

He entered the Knesset in 2015 and chaired the Knesset Committee, then became coalition chairman in May 2016. He left that post in December 2017 during a police investigation. He later served as deputy speaker, chaired the Immigration and Absorption Committee from May 2020, and chaired the Economic Committee in the 25th Knesset.

In 2021 he was indicted for bribery, fraud and breach of trust related to his time as deputy mayor, and his trial began in the Lod District Court in December 2022. In his testimony he denied the charges. He lives in Rishon LeZion, is married to Hagit and has 2 daughters.