Moshe Katsav

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Moshe Katsav is an Israeli politician who served as the eighth President of Israel and was later convicted and imprisoned for rape and other sexual offenses.

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instanceOf Israeli politician
President of Israel
human
alsoKnownAs Moshe Qatsav
convictedOf indecent assault
obstruction of justice
rape
sexual harassment
countryOfBirth Iran
countryOfCitizenship Israel
criminalCharge rape
sexual offenses
dateOfBirth 1945-12-05
endOfImprisonment 2016
ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
familyName Katsav
givenName Moshe
immigratedTo Israel
immigrationYear 1951
incarceratedIn Israeli prison system
memberOf Knesset
Likud
militaryService Israel Defense Forces
name Moshe Katsav
nativeLanguage Hebrew
notableFor being convicted of rape and other sexual offenses while a former president
serving as eighth President of Israel
numberOfChildren 5
occupation politician
officeEnd 2007
officeStart 2000
orderInOffice eighth President of Israel
placeOfBirth Yazd
politicalParty Likud
positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
Mayor of Kiryat Malakhi
Member of the Knesset
Minister of Tourism of Israel
President of Israel
precededBy Ezer Weizman
reasonForLeavingOffice resignation
religion Judaism
residenceWhileInOffice Beit HaNassi
sentence seven years imprisonment
sexOrGender male
spouse Gila Katsav
startOfImprisonment 2011
succeededBy Shimon Peres

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