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Shmuel Tamir | |
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| שמואל תמיר | |
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| Ministerial roles | |
| 1977–1980 | Minister of Justice |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1965–1967 | Gahal |
| 1967–1974 | Free Centre |
| 1974–1976 | Likud |
| 1976–1977 | Free Centre |
| 1977–1978 | Democratic Movement for Change |
| 1978–1981 | Democratic Movement |
| 1981 | Independent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1923 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 29 June 1987 (aged 64) |
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Shmuel Moshe Tamir (Hebrew: שמואל משה תמיר, born Shmuel Katznelson; 10 March 1923 – 29 June 1987) was a prominent Israeli independence fighter, lawyer, patriot and Knesset member. After a successful career fighting the British he entered the Knesset from 1965 to 1980, rising to become Minister of Justice in the government of Menachem Begin from 1977 until 1980. Tamir was an ardent anti-Nazi leading proactive legal cases to prosecute perpetrators of the Holocaust and war criminals. Tamir's maverick politics finally led him into an independent politician after several attempts of coalition with nationalist right-wing parties.