National
Speaker of the Knesset
- Arabic: رئيس الكنيست
- Hebrew: יושב ראש הכנסת
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the Knesset from among its members
- Exact method
- Elected by the Knesset from among its members at the start of each Knesset (Basic Law: The Knesset; Knesset Rules of Procedure).
- Chosen by
- Knesset
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Amir Ohana since December 2022 Report
Sources
- main.knesset.gov.il · checked Knesset rules, read 2026-10-12: Speaker elected by Knesset. For: Speaker of the Knesset
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