Career
Born in Ramat Gan, Shama gained a law degree from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, and is also a certified estate agent. A former chairman of the Likud youth council, in 2002 Shama became chairman of the party"s Ramat Gan branch. The following year was elected onto the city council, where he held the envrironment portfolio.
Although he returned to the Knesset in June 2014 as a replacement for Reuven Rivlin after he was elected President, Shama resigned on 6 August 2014 after becoming Israel"s envoy to the Organization of European Cooperation and Development, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Council of Europe.
He was replaced in the Knesset by Alex Miller.