Uri Sebag

Uri Sebag was born in 1931 in Safi

Uri Sebag was born in Safi, Morocco, in 1931. He lived in Marrakesh, where he joined the Dror movement and was active in the HaMagen Jewish underground from 1948 to 1950. He studied metallurgy at a technical school in Casablanca.

In 1951 he immigrated to Israel and joined Mapai. He was a member of Kibbutz Tze'elim from 1953 to 1956 and later worked as a metalworker. He became a certified engineer and graduated from the Public Administration College.

From 1957 he taught vocational training in Beersheba, and in 1963 he became a supervisor of vocational education. From 1968 to 1981 he was secretary of the Beersheba Workers Council. He also sat on a central Histadrut committee from 1974 to 1982.

He was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list in 1981 and served until 1984. In 1984 he ran for mayor of Beersheba but was not elected. He returned to the Knesset in 1988 as a replacement for Adiel Amorai.

In 2002 he received the Yakir Beersheba award, and in 2018 he published a book. He is married to Aviva, has 3 children and lives in Beersheba.