Education
He studied law at Bar-Ilan University, gaining an Bachelor of Laws in 1984.
He studied law at Bar-Ilan University, gaining an Bachelor of Laws in 1984.
Born in Kulashi in the Soviet Union (today in Georgia), Michaeli made aliyah to Israel on 29 June 1971. He retained his seat in the 2009 elections, having been placed eleventh on the Shas list. He was re-elected for a third term in 2013 after again being placed eleventh on the party"s list.
He was placed eighth on the Shas list for the 2015 elections, but lost his seat as the party was reduced to seven seats.
Michaeli currently lives in Or Yehuda.
He served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 2006 and 2015.