Matan Kahana
Matan Kahana | |
|---|---|
| מתן כהנא | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2021–2022 | Minister of Religious Services |
| 2022 | Deputy Minister of Religious Services |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2019 | Yamina |
| 2019–2020 | New Right |
| 2020–2021 | Yamina |
| 2022 | Yamina |
| 2022– | National Unity |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1972 Haifa, Israel |
Matan Kahana (Hebrew: מתן כהנא; born 29 July 1972) is an Israeli politician who served as Minister of Religious Services and as a member of Knesset for New Right and Yamina. He was an officer in the IDF with the rank of colonel, who served as a combat soldier in Sayeret Matkal, and as a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force. He was also a commander of a squadron of F-16s. After retiring from the army, he joined the New Right party, which is part of the Yamina alliance. In 2022 he joined the National Unity alliance.
Currently Kahana serves as a Knesset Member for the National Unity Party.