Ya'akov Shahar

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Ya'akov "Yankal'e" Shahar (Hebrew: יעקב "יענקל'ה" שחר; born 1941) is an Israeli businessman best known for his ownership of Maccabi Haifa F.C.^[1]

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Ya'akov Shahar
יעקב שחר
Born	(1941-04-08) 8 April 1941 (age 84) Ness Ziona, Mandatory Palestine
Occupation(s)	Chairman, Mayer's Cars and Trucks Ltd. Chairman, Maccabi Haifa Football Club
Spouse	Nili Shahar
Children	Or, Rom and Omer Shahar
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He is the main owner of Maccabi Haifa F.C., the main shareholder of Mayer's Cars & Trucks, an importer of Volvo and Honda cars, valued at 4 billion NIS.^[2]

1. ^ "FIFA allows Druze player without Israeli passport to join national team". Haaretz. November 30, 2011. Yaakov Shahar, owner of Maccabi Haifa, said, "I'm happy for Amashe and for our national team as well..."
2. ^ "Maccabi Haifa: Israel's beacon of hope amid political, social strife". The Jerusalem Post. 2023-10-03. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
3. ^ "יעקב שחר קיבל אות מפעל חיים: "ב-48 שנה בכדורגל לא הביכו אותי כך" - וואלה ספורט". וואלה (in Hebrew). 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
4. ^ "נחנך הרחוב ע"ש יעקב שחר: הבאנו כבוד לכדורגל". ONE - מספר אחת בספורט. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2025-01-21.

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