Moshe Matalon

Moshe Matalon was born in 1953 in Tel Aviv

Moshe "Mutz" Matalon was born in Tel Aviv on 12 May 1953. He is of Sephardic Jewish ancestry.

He was badly hurt in a truck accident during advanced training in the paratroopers and has used a wheelchair since. He competed in javelin and shot put at the 1976 Toronto Paralympics. He studied criminology and sociology at Bar-Ilan University and later worked in diamonds, travel and food retail.

He joined Likud in 1994 and sat on the Herzliya city council until 2000. In 2001 he became chairman of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization, and he led Israel's delegations to the 2004 and 2008 Paralympics.

He entered the Knesset in 2009 as the first member who used a wheelchair permanently, and the Knesset improved its accessibility. He was not elected again in later races, including with Telem in the Blue and White list. In September 2023 he was elected chairman of the Israel Paralympic Committee.

He lives in Herzliya, is married and has 4 children. Since 2000 he has trained and competed in handcycling.