Yitzhak Zamir

Yitzhak Zamir
יצחק זמיר
Yitzhak Zamir
Attorney General of Israel
In office
1978–1986
Preceded byAharon Barak
Succeeded byYosef Harish
Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel
In office
1994–2001
Personal details
Born(1931-04-15)April 15, 1931
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem, University of London
OccupationJurist
Known forInvestigating the GSS during the Kav 300 affair, Dean of the Hebrew University and University of Haifa Law Faculties
AwardsTzeltner's Award for the research of law, Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award, Israel Prize for law, Emet Prize for excellence in law

Yitzhak Zamir (Hebrew: יצחק זמיר) (born in Poland on April 15, 1931) is a professor of public law and Dean of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Law, a former Attorney General of Israel, first Dean of the University of Haifa's Law Faculty, and a former Judge of the Supreme Court of Israel.