Ora Namir
Ora Namir ( Hebrew אורה נמיר; * September 1, 1930 in Hadera , League of Nations mandate for Palestine ; † July 7, 2019 in Tel Aviv ) was an Israeli social democratic politician ( HaMa'arach , Awoda ) and diplomat .
Life
She served as an officer in the IDF during the Arab-Israeli War in 1948 . She then studied Classical and English Literature at Hunter College in New York City . She was married to Mordechai Namir , who was also a minister.
From 1974 to 1996 she was a member of the Knesset . In 1992 she became Minister of the Environment . 1992–1996 she was Minister for Welfare and Social Services. She then became the Israeli ambassador to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia .
Web links
Commons : Ora Namir - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Former minister and diplomat Ora Namir dies at 88 in jpost.com , accessed July 13, 2019
- ^ Alon Tal: Pollution in a Promised Land: An Environmental History of Israel . University of California Press, 2002, ISBN 0-520-93649-3 , pp. 296 (English, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Profile of Ora Namir on knesset.gov.il
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Namir, Ora |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli politician and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hadera , League of Nations mandate for Palestine |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th July 2019 |
| Place of death | Tel Aviv |