Moti Sasson

Moti Sasson was born in 1947 in Holon

Moti Sasson was born on 28 February 1947 in Holon to a Jewish family from Aleppo, Syria. He grew up in Holon and attended Bialik Elementary School and Kugel High School there. He is the fourth of 6 siblings.

He studied Middle East history and Arabic language and literature at Tel Aviv University. He earned a master's degree in business administration from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He later did doctoral work in political science at Bar-Ilan University, focusing on public policy.

From 1976 to 1984 he headed the budget department at the National Insurance Institute. From 1984 to 1989 he was deputy mayor of Holon and also served as acting mayor. He chaired the city's finance committee during those years.

He was elected mayor of Holon in 1993 as a Labor Party candidate. He promoted the image of Holon as a children's city, and the Holon Children's Museum, story gardens and several museums were built in his time. He left the Labor Party in early 2020 after a crisis of trust with party leader Amir Peretz.

In the municipal elections of 27 February 2024 he finished third and lost to Shai Keinan. His term as mayor ended on 18 March 2024, and he then became a member of the city council.