# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/yona-yahav
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:27:16.539Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/yona-yahav"
name: "Yona Yahav"
slug: "yona-yahav"
description: "Yona Yahav is an Israeli lawyer and politician currently serving as the mayor of Haifa since 2024. Yahav previously served as Mayor from 2003 and, 2018, when he lost re-election to Einat Kalisch-Rotem. In 2024, Yahav was re-elected as Mayor, defeating David Etzioni. Yahav also served as a member of the Knesset for Labor from 1996 to 1999."
tagline: "Israeli politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/YonaYahav_in_The_inauguration_ceremony_renovation_Paris_Square_in_Haifa_(4).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Israel"
  isoCode: "IL"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1944-06-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.2
  momentum:             2.561797752808988
  historical:           10.53499466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Яхав, Йона"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%81"
    title: "يوناه ياهف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%81"
    title: "يوناه ياهف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yona_Yahav"
    title: "Yona Yahav"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jona_Jahav"
    title: "Jona Jahav"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jona_Jahaw"
    title: "Jona Jahaw"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yona_Yahav"
    title: "Yona Yahav"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yona_Yahav"
    title: "Yona Yahav"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yona_Yahav"
    title: "Yona Yahav"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%99%D7%94%D7%91"
    title: "יונה יהב"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yona_Yahav"
    title: "Yona Yahav"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jona_Jahaw"
    title: "Jona Jahaw"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1371549"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump