Meir Amit

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Meir Amit
Amit in 1957

Director of Mossad
In office 1963–1968
Prime Minister	David Ben-Gurion Alignment

Personal details
Born	(1921-03-17)17 March 1921 Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine
Died	17 July 2009(2009-07-17) (aged 88) Tel Aviv, Israel

Meir Amit (

cabinet minister. He served as the Chief Director and the head of global operations for Mossad from 1963 to 1968, before entering into politics and holding two ministerial positions. He was also widely regarded as the most successful intelligence officer and a leading political figure for Israel.^{[by whom?}

]

Early life

Amit was born in

MBA

degree.

Career

After returning to Israel, Amit entered the Israeli intelligence community, first as a major general at the head of IDF Intelligence in 1961, and then as Mossad Director in 1963. He was the only figure in Israel's history to hold the position of Mossad chief and head of military intelligence at the same time.^{[citation needed]}

Director of the Mossad

As Director, he orchestrated some of the Mossad's most important accomplishments, including the spy

Kansas University to Columbia University in New York. His code name was Ranan, and under Amit's mentoring the nineteen-year-old American became the youngest team leader of its most prolific Kidon unit, Israel's elite espionage and assassination outfit.^{[citation needed}

]

Later career

Following his retirement from the Mossad, he continued to be an active voice in the intelligence community and did work for the Israeli government. Following the lead of other former generals, Amit joined the

Alignment (The Israeli labor party) in 1980. He lost his seat in the 1981 elections

He was later the chairman of Israel's Center for Special Studies, and in 2003, was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State.^[2]^[3]

Death

Upon news of his death in July 2009,

Israeli President Shimon Peres stated:^[4]

"Entire Generations owe Meir Amit Slutsky a debt of gratitude for his immense contribution to Mossad and the defense community, a large part which remains secret now in building the strength and deterrence of Israel. He was a natural leader, whom people trusted, and at the same time he was a visionary for the state. We are proud to have a personality of his stature born in our country "

References

^ Melman, Yossi (2009-07-17). "Ex-Mossad chief Meir Amit dies at 88". Haaretz. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient's C.V."
^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient".
^ "Meir Amit passes away aged 88". The Jerusalem Post. 2009-07-17. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2009-07-17.

ISBN 0-19-515174-7
, 145-6 p.

ISBN 0-312-25284-6
, 58-60 p.

External links

Meir Amit on the Knesset website

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