Reuven Rivlin Biography

Reuven Rivlin is the 10th and current President of Israel holding the position since June 2014. From 2001 to 2003, he served as the ‘Minister of Communication’ during the tenure of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. He held the office of the Speaker of the ‘Knesset’ (Parliament of Israel), during the 16th Knesset from 2003 to 2006 and thereafter during the 18th Knesset from 2009 to 2013. As a ‘Member of the ‘Knesset’, he served on several committees including ‘Foreign Affairs and Defense’, ‘Finance’ and ‘Education and Culture’ among others. He was a part of ‘Parliamentary Inquiry Committee’ related to ‘Violence in Sports’ and that of ‘Continuing Financial Crisis of the Local Governments’. A lawyer by profession, he is an alumni of the ‘Hebrew University’ of Jerusalem. He served the ‘Betar Jerusalem Sports Association’ as its Chairman, Legal Advisor and Team Manager. He held memberships in different organisations including ‘El Al Executive Council’ and ‘Jerusalem Municipal Council’. Other prominent positions held by him include ‘Board of Trustees’ member at the ‘Israel Museum’ and the ‘Khan Theater’ in Jerusalem. He is a ‘Likud’ party member. He staunchly advocates for rights of minority especially for the Arab-Israelis. The ‘two-state solution’ addressing the ‘Israeli-Palestinian conflict’ is known to be ardently disapproved by Reuven Rivlin who advocates for a ‘one-state solution’.