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Birth Name: Musa Qasab
Place of Birth: Yazd, Yazd, Iran
Date of Birth: 5 December, 1945
Ethnicity: Persian Jewish
Moshe Katsav is an Israeli politician. He served as the 8th President of Israel , from 1 August, 2000 to 1 July, 2007; as well as, a Member of the Knesset, from 13 June, 1977 to 31 July, 2000. He is the only Israeli President to have been convicted of a crime, having been convicted of two counts of rape, obstruction of justice, and other charges, in 2010.
He is the son of Gohar and Shmuel Katsav. He was born in Yazd, Yazd, Iran, to a Persian Jewish family. The family moved to Israel in 1951. President Katsav is married to Gila Paradni, with whom he has five children.