Rafi Saar
רפי סער‎
Rafi Saar, 2019
Mayor of Kfar Saba
Assumed office
4 December 2018
Preceded byYehuda Ben Hamo
Personal details
Born (1967-09-25) 25 September 1967
Kfar Saba, Israel
Political partyDerech Hadasha
Residence(s)Kfar Saba, Israel
Mayor of Kfar Saba, Rafi Saar, at a demonstration in Kfar Saba as part of the 2023 Israeli anti-judicial reform protests, February 20, 2023.

Rafi Saar (Hebrew: רפי סער; born 25 September 1967) is the current mayor of Kfar Saba.[1]

Background

Rafi Saar was born in and grew up in Kfar Saba.[2] From 1982-1985, he attended the "Katznelson" high school in the city.

In the army, Saar served in the Engineering Corps and later studied at Bar-Ilan University from which he received bachelor degrees in political science and sociology and a Master's degree in business management.[3]

Political activity

Saar served as aide to former Kfar Saba mayor Itzhak Vald and later became General Manager of Kfar Saba Municipality.[2]

In 2008, he ran for head of regional council for Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal but lost. He served as council member on the opposition.[3]

From 2009-2014, Saar served as General Manager of the municipality of Hod HaSharon.

On October 30, 2018 he ran for mayor of Kfar Saba in the first round against Yossi Sedbon, Zvika Zarfati, Ilai Harsgor Hendin, Hadar Lavi, Yuval Levi and Mirit Shaked Barak and advanced to the second round.[4] On the 13th of November 2018, Saar won the election with %53.2 of the vote against Yossi Sedbon's %46.8.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Saar of a New Day: Rafi Saar is the New Mayor of Kfar Saba" (in Hebrew). Tzomet HaSharon. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Rafi Saar - MyNet" (in Hebrew). mynet. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 Abrahamson, Arye (22 November 2018). "From his Childhood in Sheshet HaYamim to the Mayor's Office on Weizman: Saar's Rise to the Top" (in Hebrew). Tzomet HaSharon. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Going to a Second Round. The Big Winners of the Evening: Saar and Meretz" (in Hebrew). Tzomet HaSharon. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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