Ya'akov Shamai

Ya'akov Shamai (Hebrew: יעקב שמאי; 22 May 1940 - 4 October 2016) was an Israeli farmer and politician.

Ya'akov Shamai
Shamai during his time in the Knesset
Faction represented in the Knesset
1985–1996	Likud
Personal details
Born	(1940-05-22)22 May 1940 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Died	October 4, 2016(2016-10-04) (aged 76)

Biography

Shamai was born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era. After high school, he did national service in the IDF between 1958 and 1961, before working in agriculture.^{[citation needed]}

He headed the Likud faction in the Histadrut trade union, and was on the Likud list for the 1984 Knesset elections. Although he failed to win a seat,^{[citation needed]} he entered the Knesset on 5 February 1985 as a replacement for the deceased Yitzhak Seiger. He was re-elected in 1988 and 1992,^[1] before losing his seat in the 1996 elections.^{[citation needed]} Shammai died on 4 October 2016.^[2]

His daughter, Yifat, is married to Likud MK Yariv Levin.