Ori Kallner

Ori Kallner was born in 1979 in Jerusalem

Ori Kallner was born in Jerusalem on March 8, 1979, to Michal and Rabbi Yosef Kallner. He grew up in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem. He studied at the Talmud Torah Morasha Jerusalem and at the Hispin high school yeshiva.

He joined the IDF in March 1999 and served in the Maglan unit and at Officers School. In the reserves he held posts in the 55th Brigade, up to deputy brigade commander in 2023. He fought on October 7, 2023, and later in Khan Yunis.

Kallner managed agricultural projects and owns a company that leads settlement projects in northern Israel. He managed the community of Kela Alon and worked as farm coordinator and community manager in Avnei Eitan. He also led land projects for cooperative associations and the expansion of the moshav Odem.

He was deputy head of the Golan council for 6 years until 2018, under Eli Malka. He also chaired the Tzav 8 reservists forum. In the 2024 local elections he defeated the sitting head, Haim Rokach, with 67.5% of the vote.

He is married for the second time, to Yehudit. He has 5 daughters from his first marriage and a son from his second. He lives in Ramat Magshimim.