Avraham Duvdevani

Avraham Duvdevani (born August 5, 1945) (Hebrew: אברהם דובדבני) is an Israeli politician and activist who served as the chairman of the World Zionist Organization and is currently the chairman of the Jewish National Fund.

[1] Duvdevani was born in Jerusalem on August 5, 1945, to an Orthodox Jewish and Zionist family.

He then enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces as a paratrooper, and participated in the occupation of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War.

[2][3] He proceeded to earn a bachelor's degree in Jewish history and educational administration and a master's degree in sociology of education from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Before this, among other roles, he was the Director General of World Bnei Akiva, was the head of the Informal Education track at Orot Israel College, and was a member of the board of governors and an executive for the Jewish Agency.