Shlomo Mula

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Shlomo Mula

Date of birth	1965
Place of birth	Ethiopia
Year of Aliyah	1984
Knesset(s)	17th (current)
Party	Kadima

Shlomo Mula (Hebrew: שלמה מולה‎, born in 1965) is an Israeli politician. Following the resignation of Avigdor Yitzhaki in February 2008, Mula, a member of Kadima became the second MK of Ethiopian origin. ^[1]

[edit] Biography

Born in Ethiopia in 1965, Mula immigrated to Israel in 1984 in Operation Moses. After national service in the Israel Defense Forces, he studied for a BA in social work at Bar-Ilan University, graduating in 1991. During his studies he served as co-chairman of the Organisation of Ethiopian Students.

In 1991 he became head of a Jewish Agency immigrant absorption centre in Tiberias, and in 1995 was appointed supervisor of the absorption centres and ulpans in northern kibbutzim. In 1996 he became a member of the Ministry of Health's committee to advise on war conditions, and in 1999 became head of the Jewish Agency's Ethiopian Division. In the same year Mula won eighth place on Yisrael BaAliyah's list for the Knesset elections, but the party won only six seats.

In 2006 he was a member of the Zionist Executive and head of department at the World Zionist Organization. Prior to the 2006 elections he was placed 33rd on Kadima's list. Although the party won only 29 seats, several resignations allowed Mula to enter the Knesset in February 2008 as a replacement for Avigdor Yitzhaki.

Mula is married with three children, and lives in Rishon LeZion.