Aryeh Bibi

Aryeh Bibi
Date of birth	28 April 1943 (1943-04-28) (age 68)
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Year of aliyah	1950
Knessets	18
Party	Kadima

Aryeh Bibi (Hebrew: אריה ביבי‎, born 28 April 1943) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima.

Biography

Born in Baghdad in Iraq in 1943, Bibi made aliyah to Israel in 1950. He started his military service in the paratroopers brigade, later serving as commander of the Gaza Strip.^[1] He received a BA in the history of Israel.

He joined Israel Police, and served as commanding officer of the Yarkon region and Jerusalem, head of the police's general headquarters, and commissioner of the Israel Prison Service between 1993 and 1997. He also chaired the country's anti-drug authority and Lod's temporary local council.^[1]

Prior to the 2009 elections he was placed twenty-sixth on the Kadima list and entered the Knesset as the party won 28 seats.

Bibi currently lives in Petah Tikva, and is married with four children. He is the father of Moshik Bibi, the director of Kadima faction in the Knesset.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Paz, Shelly (2009-02-05). "On the cusp". The Jerusalem Post. http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304701575&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 

External links

• Aryeh Bibi Knesset website

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Name	Bibi, Aryeh
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Date of birth	1943-04-28
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
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