Eli (Eliahu) Cohen (Hebrew: אֵלִי כֹּהֵן; born 3 October 1972) is an Israeli politician serving as the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure for the Likud party and a member of the Security Cabinet.

[5] In 2000, after completing his military service, Cohen began working as a certified public accountant at BDO Ziv Haft, where he led the Economic Department within the Professional Division.

[17] During the visit, Cohen met with Sudanese leaders, including President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Defense Minister Yassin Ibrahim, and other senior officials.

[19] On 1 February 2023, he visited Sudan and met with its leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq.

[21] In February Cohen acknowledged that after months of talks, Oman announced that Israeli airlines would be permitted to pass through its airspace.

[22] Cohen also confirmed that Papua New Guinea, which established diplomatic relations with Israel in 1978, would be opening its first embassy in Jerusalem in 2023.

[23] In March 2023 Cohen met the UK foreign secretary in London to sign the 2030 Roadmap for Israel-UK Bilateral Relations which will increase cooperation in technology, research and development, security and cyber.

The newly built embassy is located in the capital city, Ashgabat, ten miles from Turkmenistan’s border with Iran.

[29] Cohen also flew to India with an 36-person economic delegation whose primary goal was promoting water management and agricultural projects.

During his visit to Delhi Cohen held bilateral meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other high-ranking officials.

Cohen condemned the remarks by the two European leaders as "false statements" made "in support of terrorism" and said he had summoned the ambassadors of Spain and Belgium to explain the comments.

[33] Cohen said on social media that "Israel is acting according to international law and fighting a murderous terrorist organisation worse than ISIS.

"[34] During the "Operation Iron Swords" conflict in October 2023, Cohen hosted about 20 foreign ministers and leaders who visited Israel in solidarity.

Cohen announced the decommissioning of the Reading Power Station in Tel Aviv in January 2024, with the site repurposed for green energy projects.

[36] In August 2024, Cohen approved new regulations requiring solar energy systems in all new non-residential buildings and single-family homes.