Uriel Busso

Uriel Busso was born in 1973 in Ramla

Busso was born in Ramla in 1973, the ninth of 10 children. His mother Heftziba is the daughter of Rabbi Yitzhak Abihatsira, known as the Baba Khaki, who was chief rabbi of Ramla. His father Nisim came to Israel from Argentina and studied at Porat Yosef Yeshiva.

He studied at religious schools in Be'er Ya'akov and Rehovot and at yeshivas in Jerusalem. After his marriage he studied at a kollel. He later served in the IDF and earned a law degree from Ono Academic College.

From 1996 to 2006 he ran a high school and boarding school. From 2006 he led Shas on the Petah Tikva city council and served as deputy mayor. In 2011 he was arrested with the mayor on suspicion of corruption, and in 2013 the State Attorney closed the case for lack of evidence.

He entered the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after Aryeh Deri resigned his seat. He chaired the Knesset Health Committee and was appointed Minister of Health in October 2023 during the Gaza war. In 2024 he ran for mayor of Bnei Brak and lost, and in July 2025 he resigned as minister over the draft law crisis.

Busso is married and has 6 children. He volunteers with Magen David Adom, United Hatzalah and ZAKA.