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Zalman Susayeff

Zalman Susayeff was an Israeli industrialist and politician who served as a General Zionists member of the Knesset from 1951 to 1959 and as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.

1911 to 1981Deputy Minister of Trade and IndustryGeneral Zionists Knesset memberPresiding over the Manufacturers Association

Born: 14 February 1911, Riga
Died: 25 February 1981, Israel
Occupation: politician, entrepreneur, industrialist
Party: General Zionists
Education: University of Latvia

Zalman Susayeff was born in 1911 in Riga

Susayeff was born in 1911 in Riga, then part of the Russian Empire and today in Latvia. From 1926 to 1929 he played football for Hakoah Riga. He studied at the university in Riga and was one of the heads of the Hasmonean student union.

He moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1935 and worked in wholesale import, dealing in paper and cardboard. He led the Israel Association of Importers and Wholesalers from 1949 to 1950. He then headed the Tel Aviv Chamber of Commerce until 1952.

A member of the General Zionists leadership, he entered the Knesset in 1951. In 1953 he became Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry and held the post until 1955. He was elected again in 1955, sat on the Finance Committee, and left the Knesset in 1959.

He returned to business and served as president of the Manufacturers Association from 1965 to 1969. In 1969 he became chairman of the Public Council for War Bonds. He chaired the board of Rassco from 1975 to 1977 and died in 1981.