Meir Ezri

 ( 1924 Births ) 

Meir Ezri (; 1924–2015) was the ambassador and the first representative plenipotentiary of the Israeli political representation in Tehran, capital of Iran.

He played an important role in promoting Iran-Israel relations between 1958 and 1975.

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.

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Book of memories In 2001, Meir Ezri published a memoir called "Anyone of his people among you" (in Hebrew language: מי בקלם מכל עמו).

Israeli politician Shimon Peres mentioned in the introduction of his book:

In the book "Anyone of his people among you", Meir Ezri has shown new angles of the relationship between Israel and Iran in the Pahlavi dynasty era.

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Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies

With the financial assistance of Meir Ezri, in 2006, a research center was opened in Haifa University to learn the history and culture of Iran and the Persian Gulf region.

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External links

• Shah-era Israeli ambassador to Iran dies, aged 92
• Meir Ezri
• Dr. Meir Ezri, former Israeli Ambassador to Iran
• Books by Meir Ezri

Categories: 1924 Births, 2015 Deaths, Israeli Memoirists, Iranian Memoirists, Ambassadors Of Israel To Iran, Politicians From Isfahan, Israeli Politicians, Israeli Writers, Israeli Political Writers, Israeli People Of Jewish Descent, Iranian Jews

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