Rashela Mizrahi

Rashela Mizrahi is a Macedonian veterinarian and politician, who was the first Jewish minister of North Macedonia. A member of the VMRO-DPMNE party, she was dismissed in February 2020 after appearing with signs of the country's previous name (Macedonia).

Early life Rashela Mizrahi was born on November 24, 1981, in Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia, to Viktor and Liljana Mizrahi. She has a brother, Rahamim.

Mizrahi worked at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje from 2007 to 2009.

Dismissal Mizrahi caused controversy when she stood in front of a plaque with the country's former name, the Republic of Macedonia, instead of the Republic of North Macedonia. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov, received a verbal note of protest from the Greek government.

Re-election In the parliamentary elections of June 2020, Mizrahi was again elected to the Assembly of North Macedonia. Among her responsibilities is the presidency of the North Macedonia - Israel Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group.