Career
He was a prominent figure amongst the moshav community, serving as secretary of the Moshavim Movement from 1977 until 1984. Born in Iraq in 1934, Shalom grew up in neighbouring Iran, before making aliyah to Israel in 1950. He settled in the Beit Ezra moshav, becoming its manager in 1954 and secretary in 1957.
Between 1959 and 1977 he managed the Be"er Tuvia Regional Council, and between 1961 and 1962 also managed a regional supply company.
From 1965 until 1977 he was manager of the southern moshavim"s purchasing organisation, and between 1977 and 1984 served as secretary of the Moshavim Movement. In 1984 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list (an alliance of the Labor Party and Mapam), and chaired the Subcommittee for the Issue of Water.
He lost his seat in the 1988 elections.
