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Nisan Ben Hamo

Nisan Ben Hamo is an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as mayor of Arad.

born 1974Mayor of AradCompany commander in DuvdevanLegal counsel at Sergon Networks

Occupation: politician, advocate

Nisan Ben Hamo was born in 1974 in Arad

Nisan Ben Hamo was born in Arad in 1974. His parents moved from Haifa to Arad and were among the founders of the town. He graduated from the ORT high school in Arad.

He joined the IDF in 1992 and served mostly in the Duvdevan Unit, where he became a company commander. He left career service in 1998 as a major. From 1999 to 2001 he was on a security mission in South America.

He earned bachelor's degrees in law and in business administration from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and became a lawyer. He was legal counsel, a vice president and a management member at the tech company Sergon Networks of the RAD-Bynet group.

He lost the Arad mayoral race to Tali Ploskov in January 2014, with 40.8 percent of the vote. After she left for the Knesset, he won the June 2015 election with 71.74 percent, and he was reelected in 2018 with 63 percent. He lost the 2024 election to Yair Maayan.

He is married to Dr. Dvora (Didi) Marchak Ben-Hamo of Tel Aviv University and has 2 daughters.

Nisan Ben Hamo's life in 8 milestones

1974
Born in Arad.
1992
Joined the IDF.
1998
Left career service as a major.
1999
Began a security mission in South America.
2014
Lost the Arad mayoral election to Tali Ploskov.
2015
Elected mayor of Arad.
2018
Reelected mayor of Arad.
2024
Lost the mayoral election to Yair Maayan.

Nisan Ben Hamo served in Duvdevan

He served in the IDF from 1992, mostly in the Duvdevan Unit, where he became a company commander, and left career service in 1998 as a major. He is a deputy battalion commander in the reserves.

Duvdevan