Lihi Lapid

Lihi Lapid was born in 1968 in Arad

Lihi Mann was born in Arad to Talma and Rafael Mann. Her maternal grandfather left Poland for the Land of Israel shortly before the Holocaust, and his whole family was killed in it. At age 9 her family moved to Ramat HaSharon.

She studied visual arts at the Thelma Yellin High School of Arts in Givatayim. After the army she studied photography at Camera Obscura in Tel Aviv. She then studied literature and poetry at Tel Aviv University but left before finishing.

From 1986 to 1988 she served in the IDF as a photographer for the army newspaper Bamahane. During her service she met Yair Lapid, whom she married in 1990.

She worked as a press photographer for Haaretz and Maariv supplements. From 2003 to 2019 she wrote a column for the Yedioth group, and she has published 13 books, including children's books, cookbooks and novels. In 2003 she hosted the documentary series Men on Channel 2.

Since 2016 she has been honorary president of SHEKEL, a group for people with special needs. In 2022 she was the spouse of the Prime Minister. The couple has a son and a daughter, who is autistic, and lives in Ramat Aviv Gimel.