Yitzhak Mordechai
Appearance
Yitzhak Mordechai | |
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יצחק מרדכי | |
Ministerial roles | |
1996–1999 | Minister of Defense |
1999–2000 | Deputy Prime Minister |
1999–2000 | Minister of Transport |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
1996–1999 | Likud |
1999–2001 | Centre Party |
Personal details | |
Born | Zakho, Iraq | 22 November 1944
Yitzhak "Itzik" Mordechai (Hebrew: יצחק מרדכי, born 22 November 1944) is an Iraqi-born Israeli former general and politician. He was a member of the Knesset between 1996 and 2001. He was Minister of Defense from 1996 until 1999 and Minister of Transport from 1999 until 2000.
He retired from politics after being indicted for sexual assaults during his military service and later periods.[1][2]