Ya'akov Shahar

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]

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

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]

Awards and recognition

• In October 19, 2017, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Israeli Football League Management in a ceremony attended by the president of Israel, Reuven Rivlin.^[3]
• In March 2022, a street in Haifa was inaugurated in his name.^[4]