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Meirav Ben-Ari

Meirav Ben-Ari is an Israeli politician who has served in the Knesset for Kulanu and later for Yesh Atid.

born 1975Knesset member for Yesh AtidWinning "Needed: A Leader"Opposition coordinator in the Knesset

Born: 13 November 1975, Ra'anana
Occupation: management consultant, politician
Party: Kulanu, Yesh Atid
Education: Reichman University

Meirav Ben-Ari was born in 1975 in Ra'anana

Ben-Ari was born in Ra'anana in 1975. Her father came to Israel from Iran, and her mother is of Libyan Jewish origin. She moved to Netanya as a child and attended a religious high school there.

In the IDF she served in the Education and Youth Corps, ending as education officer of the Golani Brigade. She earned a BA in law and government and an MBA at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. In 2003 and 2004 she headed its student union.

In 2005 she won the reality show "Needed: A Leader" and used the prize to found youth sports centers in Netanya and Herzliya. In 2013 she was elected to the Tel Aviv City Council, holding the youth portfolio.

She entered the Knesset with Kulanu in 2015 and lost her seat in 2019. She returned with Yesh Atid in 2021, chaired a Knesset security committee, and was reelected in 2022. She has served as opposition coordinator.

She lives in Tel Aviv and has a daughter.