Asher Hassin (Hebrew: אשר חסין, 7 July 1918 – 27 March 1995) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and its successors between 1959 and 1969.

Asher Hassin
Hassin in 1959
Faction represented in the Knesset
1959–1965Mapai
1965–1968Alignment
1968–1969Labor Party
1969Alignment
Personal details
Born7 July 1918
Casablanca, Morocco
Died27 March 1995(1995-03-27) (aged 76)

Biography

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Born in Casablanca in Morocco, Hassin attended a teachers seminary and worked as a Hebrew teacher, chairing the country's Hebrew Teachers Association and the Casablanca Hebrew Club. He was also amongst the leadership of the Zionist Federation of Morocco and edited the HaAviv newspaper.

In 1948 he made aliyah to Israel. He joined Mapai, and was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in 1959, and was re-elected in 1961 and 1965. He lost his seat in the 1969 elections.

He died in 1995 at the age of 76.

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