Politicsאלי כהן

Eli Cohen

Eli Cohen is an Israeli politician and accountant from Likud who has served as Minister of Economy and Industry, Minister of Intelligence, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.

born 1972Serving as Israel's foreign ministerFree trade agreement with the UAEFirst Israeli ministerial visit to SudanChairing the Knesset Reforms Committee

Born: 3 October 1972, Holon
Occupation: politician, economist, accountant
Party: Likud, Kulanu
Education: Tel Aviv University, Open University of Israel

Eli Cohen was born in 1972 in Holon

Eli Cohen was born on 3 October 1972 in Holon and grew up there. His parents came from Morocco.

He served in the Israeli Air Force and left with the rank of Major. During his service he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and an MBA at Tel Aviv University, and a bachelor's degree in management and economics at the Open University. He later taught management, finance and accounting at Tel Aviv University.

In 2000 he began work as an accountant at BDO Ziv Haft, and in 2003 he joined the credit rating firm S&P Maalot. In 2007 he became a vice president at Hevrat HaHachshara and was later made deputy CEO.

He was elected to the Knesset for Kulanu in 2015 and chaired the Reforms Committee. He became Minister of Economy and Industry in 2017 and Minister of Intelligence in 2020, and moved to Likud when Kulanu merged with it. As intelligence minister he made the first visit of an Israeli minister to Sudan in 2021.

In the 37th government he became foreign minister in rotation with Israel Katz. He signed a free trade agreement with the UAE and opened an embassy in Turkmenistan in 2023, and became Minister of Energy on 1 January 2024. He is married to Anat, they have 4 children and live in Holon.