Eli Nacht

Eli Nacht was born on October 12, 1983, in Zhytomyr (Ukrainian SSR). Eli Nacht was raised in a family that, in spite of adversity, maintained their traditions. Until the age of 8, he studied at Secondary School No. 19 in Zhytomyr. Eli Nacht's family immigrated to Israel in 1991 and settled in Ashdod. Eli spent a year studying at a Chabad school. In the 8th grade, he joined a class for gifted students at the Johanna Jabotinsky School (named after the wife of Ze’ev Jabotinsky) in Be’er Ya’akov.

During this time, Eli began experiencing health problems, which included surgeries and a stroke. After a year of rehabilitation, he was able to return to school. He was able to resume his studies after a year of recovery. Eli returned to school and continued his therapy at the Levinstein therapy Center in Ra'anana. Didi Almog, his classroom teacher, and her husband, Major General Doron Almog, were instrumental in his education and recuperation. Their assistance enabled Eli Nacht to complete his high school education.

Higher Education

Eli Nacht was a member of the Southern Command of the IDF Press Corps. Following his service, he enrolled at Tel Aviv University to study economics and law. He obtained bachelor's degree in law before going on to acquire a master's degree in political science with an emphasis on the relationship between politics and the media.

Upon completing his university studies, Eli joined the legal department of the Ministry of Communications. During this time, the minister was Ariel Atias, who was implementing the reform for mobile number portability (MNP), enabling customers to retain their phone numbers when switching service providers.

Eli Nacht is married. His wife, Inna Nacht, is a lawyer, and they have four children: Yonatan, Ron, Tali, and Noga.

Eli Nacht tutored and trained ministerial advisers and parliamentary assistants at the Israeli Center for Political Training, which was founded in 2009 and operated until 2021.

From 2009 to 2013, he served as an advisor to the Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, Hamad Amar.

He was a member of the Central Elections Committee on behalf of Yisrael Beiteinu party prior to the 19th Knesset elections. Although not affiliated with any political party, he was the headquarter chief all Israeli Russian-speaking campaign headquarters during election periods, including: Kulanu (Moshe Kahlon, 20th Knesset elections), New Hope (Gideon Sa’ar, 24th Knesset elections), and National Unity Party (Benny Gantz, 25th Knesset elections).