Place of Birth: Yazd, Yazd, Iran
Date of Birth: 5 December 1945
Ethnicity: Persian Jewish
Moshe Katsav is an Iranian-born Israeli politician. He had served as the 8th President of Israel, from 1 August 2000 to 1 July 2007.
He is the son of Gohar and Shmuel Katsav.
President Katsav is married to Gila Paradni, with whom he has five children.