Zion Silvan Shalom (Hebrew: ציון סילבן שלום), born on 4 August 1958, is a former Israeli politician, diplomat, and economist of Tunisian Jewish descent. He grew up near a Tunisian synagogue in Israel; his father, a bank manager, was murdered by robbers, after which Shalom worked four jobs in high school. Shalom began his career as a journalist, writing for Yedioth Aharonoth while pursuing his bachelor's degree, later working for Rosh Berosh magazine and a local newspaper in the Negev before moving to Tel Aviv in 1980. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Likud party from 1992 to 2015 and held several prominent ministerial positions, including Foreign Minister from 2003 to 2006, Vice Prime Minister (also referred to as Deputy Prime Minister), Minister of the Interior, and Deputy Prime Minister. Described as a key figure in Likud, he was involved in economic and regional development policies. His political career ended controversially on 24 December 2015, when he resigned from the Knesset following allegations of sexual harassment; the Attorney-General later closed the investigation, determining the claims were unsubstantiated, though the scandal effectively ended his public career.