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
Born	(1941-04-08) 8 April 1941 (age 83) 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

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.^[2]
• In March 2022, a street in Haifa was inaugurated in his name.^[3]