Meir Ezri | |
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מאיר עזרי | |
Israel Ambassador to Iran | |
The embassy was closed in 1979 | |
In office 1968–1973 | |
Preceded by | Zvi Duriel (1964–1968) |
Succeeded by | Uri Lubrani (1973–1978) |
Personal details | |
Born | Meir Ezri 1924 Iran |
Died | 2015 Israel |
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Meir Ezri (in Hebrew: מאיר עזרי) (1924-2015) was the ambassador and the first representative plenipotentiary of the Israeli political representation in Tehran, capital of Iran.[1][2]
He played an important role in promoting Iran-Israel relations between 1958 to 1975.[3] Meir Ezri was also one of the activists of the Jewish Agency for Israel in Iran and played an important role in facilitating the immigration of Iranian Jews to Israel.[4]