Moshe Arbel

Moshe Arbel was born in 1983 in Petah Tikva

Arbel was born in Petah Tikva to Ilana and Rahmim Arbel, the fourth of 7 children. His grandparents came from Libya. His father was a diamond dealer who later became deputy chairman of the city's religious council for Shas.

He studied at the Sha'arit Yisrael Talmud Torah and the Nahlat David yeshiva. After marrying, he studied at a kollel for 5 years and was ordained as a rabbi. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in law at Ono Academic College and interned at the Ramla court.

From 2006 to 2013 he directed the Keter Shalom institute. He was legal advisor to Shas during the 19th Knesset and became chief of staff to Aryeh Deri in 2016. In 2018 he was put in charge of the Ministry of Religious Services during the illness of minister David Azulai.

He entered the Knesset in April 2019 and was reelected in each election through 2022. In April 2023 he was appointed Minister of Interior and Minister of Health in place of Deri, after a Supreme Court ruling on Deri. He left the Health Ministry in October 2023 and resigned from the Knesset in May 2026.

Arbel is married to Keren and has 5 children. He lives in Kfar Ganim in Petah Tikva.