Uriel Buso

Uriel Buso
Uriel Buso
	Buso in 2023
Ministerial roles
2023–2025	Minister of Health
Faction represented in the Knesset
2020–	Shas
Personal details
Born	13 September 1973 (age 52); Ramla, Israel

Uriel Menachem Buso (Hebrew: אוריאל מנחם בוסו; born 13 September 1973)^[1]^[2] is an Israeli politician who serves as a member of the Knesset for Shas^[3] and who served as Minister of Health.^[4]

Biography

Buso was born the ninth of ten children in Ramla. His mother Heftziba is the daughter of the Moroccan-born Mayor and Chief Rabbi of Ramla, Yitzhak Abihatsira, commonly referred to as "the Baba Khaki", and his father Nisim is an immigrant from Argentina who studied at Porat Yosef Yeshivah.^[5]

He lives in Petah Tikvah, and is married, with six children. In 2019, his eldest son was married in a ceremony attended by Yitzhak Yosef, Shlomo Amar, Aryeh Deri, and Yuli Edelstein.^[6] He earned a Bachelor's Degree in law, at Ono Academic College.

Legal issues

On 8 February 2011 Buso was arrested alongside the mayor of Petah Tikva, Itzik Ohayun, on suspicion of corruption, namely taking bribes and undisclosed finances.^[7] In March 2011, the Israeli authorities stated that they had enough to prosecute them.^[8] However, in 2013, the State Attorney office dropped the charges, saying that there was not enough evidence for wrongdoing.^[9]

Assassination attempt

Buso survived an apparent assassination attempt in 2014, when a bomb exploded under his car. No one was injured in the attack, as the vehicle was unoccupied at the time, but Buso said he was shaken by the attack, and that he had not previously received any threats.^[10]

Political career

Buso entered the Knesset after failing to be elected in the 2019 or 2020 elections, but succeeded the resigning Aryeh Deri due to the Norwegian Law.^[3] On 12 October 2023, he was appointed Minister of Health as part of a cabinet reshuffle caused by the Gaza war.^[4] He exited the government in July 2025, alongside other Shas cabinet members.^[11]

Ahead of the 2024 municipal elections, he ran for the position of Mayor of Bnei Brak, against the candidate of United Torah Judaism, Chanoch Zeibert. He received 36.6% of the votes and lost to Zeibert.

He was appointed the head of the Knesset Health Committee and resigned when he became the Minister of Health.^[12]

On 20 July 2025, he resigned from his position as Minister of Health due to the "Draft Law" crisis.

References

^ "התאחדות הספרדים שומרי תורה תנועתו של מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ"ל" [Shas]. Central Election Committee for the Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Members of the 25th Knesset". The Knesset.
^ ^a ^b "Norwegian law: Meet the new Knesset members". 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "בעקבות מצב החירום: בוסו מונה לשר הבריאות, ארבל ימשיך כשר הפנים". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ יחזקאלי, יוסי (8 June 2025). "הלך לעולמו אבא מאיר (אבי) בוסו ז"ל אחיו של מנכ״ל משרד הדתות יהודה אבידן".
^ "אוריאל בוסו חיתן את בנו הבכור, גדולי ישראל ואישי ציבור השתתפו גלריה". petachtikva.co (in Hebrew). 22 September 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "מעצרו של ראש עיריית פתח תקווה יצחק אוחיון הוארך בהסכמה בארבעה ימים - חשוד בלקיחת שוחד". TheMarker (in Hebrew). The Maker. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "המשטרה: נמצאה תשתית ראייתית נגד ראש העיר פ"ת" (in Hebrew). Calcalist. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ Yoaz, Yuval (15 October 2013). "ראש עיריית פתח-תקווה לשעבר וסגנו לא יועמדו לדין". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "Assassination Attempt on Senior Member of Petah Tikvah Municipality". Jerusalemonline.com. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ Breuer, Eliav (18 July 2025). "Deri to remain in Netanyahu's security cabinet, Shas's Arbel rescinds resignation". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
^ "MK Mashriki appointed as chair of Knesset Health Committee". Knesset. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

External links

Uriel Buso on the Knesset website

[1] "התאחדות הספרדים שומרי תורה תנועתו של מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ"ל" [Shas]. Central Election Committee for the Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[2] "Members of the 25th Knesset". The Knesset.

[Norwegian_law-3] "Norwegian law: Meet the new Knesset members". 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[:0-4] "בעקבות מצב החירום: בוסו מונה לשר הבריאות, ארבל ימשיך כשר הפנים". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[5] יחזקאלי, יוסי (8 June 2025). "הלך לעולמו אבא מאיר (אבי) בוסו ז"ל אחיו של מנכ״ל משרד הדתות יהודה אבידן".

[6] "אוריאל בוסו חיתן את בנו הבכור, גדולי ישראל ואישי ציבור השתתפו גלריה". petachtikva.co (in Hebrew). 22 September 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[7] "מעצרו של ראש עיריית פתח תקווה יצחק אוחיון הוארך בהסכמה בארבעה ימים - חשוד בלקיחת שוחד". TheMarker (in Hebrew). The Maker. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[8] "המשטרה: נמצאה תשתית ראייתית נגד ראש העיר פ"ת" (in Hebrew). Calcalist. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[9] Yoaz, Yuval (15 October 2013). "ראש עיריית פתח-תקווה לשעבר וסגנו לא יועמדו לדין". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[10] "Assassination Attempt on Senior Member of Petah Tikvah Municipality". Jerusalemonline.com. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[11] Breuer, Eliav (18 July 2025). "Deri to remain in Netanyahu's security cabinet, Shas's Arbel rescinds resignation". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

[12] "MK Mashriki appointed as chair of Knesset Health Committee". Knesset. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

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