Fleur Hassan-Nahoum - Israel’s Special Envoy for Trade & Innovation

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum ( https://www.fleurhassann.com/ ) is Israel’s Special Envoy for Trade & Innovation. She was appointed to this position in 2023 by Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, after coming off of six years of service as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem where she was in charge of foreign relations, international economic development, and tourism.

Following the historic 2020 Abraham Accords, Fleur cofounded the UAE-Israel Business Council ( https://www.uaeisraelbusiness.com/ ), an association of Emirati and Israeli business and government leaders fostering bilateral trade, innovation, and cooperation, as well as the Gulf Israel Women’s Forum, the first association bringing together female leaders from across the Middle East with a strong network extending from Bahrain and Morocco.

Fleur is very well known in political, policy, and media circles and following her tenure as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem remains involved in the advancement of women’s rights and marginalized populations in the city, through economic development and the fight for a pluralistic Jerusalem.

Fleur studied law at Kings College, London and practiced in London, and before joining politics, Fleur worked in throughput the Jewish nonprofit world as well as led her own communications consulting business.

Fleur is also the first woman to be appointed as Secretary General for Kol Israel ( https://kol-israel.org/ ), the ideological successor to the General Zionist Party in the World Zionist Congress. Fleur recently joined the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy ( https://www.misgavins.org/en/author/fleur_hassan_nahoum/ ) as a senior fellow and sits on the international advisory council of this think tank that advances pragmatic and realistic approaches in Israeli foreign and defense policy.

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