Forbes' rating: richest politician in Israel - Nir Barkat, with 450 million shekels

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat is the richest politician in Israel – according to "Forbes" magazine which conducted the list of the 10 richest politicians in Israel.

Barkat and his brother, Eli Barkat, invested in 1993 a total of 400 thousand shekels at Check Point, currently trading on the market at the cap of $10 billion. Currently Barkat's fortune was estimated at 450 million.

Far behind, in second place, is the fresh MK Labor Arel Margalit, with an estimated value of 220 million. Margalit signed in for the last 20 years on a few huge issues and exits, the last of which at $ 400 million, occurred after having being appointed MK.

According to estimates, Margalit is responsible for exits worth $ 17 billion, a large portion of this amount is allocated to 'Netro' , which was sold at approximately $ 5.5 billion , and 'Chromatis', sold at approximately $ 4.5 billion .

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is in 6th place in the ranking with a capital value of 41 million. A large part of his fortune Netanyahu made through lectures given during the years 1999-2002.

The fortune of Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett, the youngest on the list, reached 25 million, and is ranked seventh .

The value of Finance Minister Yair Lapid is estimated at 22 million. Lapid 's capital consists of salary received as a journalistic when he wrote a column in Yedioth Ahronoth and presenter on Channel 2's Friday edition, as well as the sale of his 11 books and lectures given. Lapid said in response: "I wish."

This year, Forbes reveals the financial statement of science minister Yaakov Perry from Yesh Atid. Perry 's fortune, for which he received much criticism when he said in an interview that he is closer to the middle class than to the rich in the country, is estimated at 19 million.

There are no women on the list, but there are two politicians who have fitted into it because of their wives - Silvan Shalom and Meir Shitrit .

Another addition to the list is Yair Shamir, Agriculture Minister from Yisrael Beiteinu, whose fortune is estimated at $ 65 million. MK Yitzchak Herzog, who is running for party leadership, closes the top ten with a fortune estimated at 10 million.

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