Rabbi Doron Perez

Rav Doron Perez serves as the President of the World Zionist Organization and the Executive Chairman of the Mizrachi World Movement.

Rabbi Perez was elected unanimously in December 2025 to serve a 5 year term as the President of the World Zionist Organization.

As head of World Mizrachi in 2014, Rabbi Perez has focused on organizational transformation, providing a wide range of inspirational programming with Mizrachi currently active in 32 countries worldwide. He previously served the South African Jewish community for 15 years as the Rabbi of the South Africa Mizrachi Movement, Senior Rabbi of the Mizrachi Shul and the Head of Yeshiva College schools.

Rabbi Perez has Rabbinic Ordination, a BA in Jewish education and an MA in Jewish history and has authored two books: Leading the Way – a collection of writings on some of life’s most important issues and recently The Jewish State – from Opposition to Opportunity – a manifesto on Zionism and Jewish statehood. The latter book is available in English, Hebrew and Spanish.

He is married to Shelley and they reside in Yad Binyamin and are parents to 4 children.

Their second son, Captain Daniel Perez HY”D, was killed in action and taken hostage on October 7th/Simchat Torah 2023 and returned for burial at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery on Simchat Torah 2025 exactly two years later.