Shlomo Molla

Shlomo Molla (Hebrew: שלמה מולה, Amharic: ሰሎሞን ሞላ; born November 21, 1965) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima and Hatnuah between 2008 and 2013.

While suffering from malaria at the time of his arrival, he began learning Hebrew during his stay in the hospital.

After his national service in the Israel Defense Forces, he studied for a BA in social work at Bar-Ilan University.

In 1996 he became a member of the Ministry of Health's committee to advise on war conditions, and in 1999 he became head of the Jewish Agency's Ethiopian Division.

[4] He was placed nineteenth on the Kadima list for the 2009 elections, and retained his seat as the party won 28 mandates.

Photo of Molla in 2009