Ora Namir
Ora Namir | |
|---|---|
Alignment | |
| 1991–1996 | Labor Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1930 Hadera, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 7 July 2019 (aged 88) Tel Aviv, Israel |
Ora Namir (
Biography
Ora Namir was born in Hadera in 1930, during the Mandate era. She served as an officer in the IDF during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War,[1] before studying classics and English literature at Hunter College in New York City.
Namir was married to
Namir died at her home in Tel Aviv on 7 July 2019.[2]
Political and diplomatic career
Namir served as secretary of Mapai's parliamentary group and the coalition administration during the second Knesset (1951–55), before becoming secretary to the Israeli delegation at the United Nations. Between 1967 and 1974 she was secretary-general of the Na'amat organisation's Tel Aviv branch.
In
Re-elected in
On 21 May 1996 she resigned from the Knesset and the cabinet to become ambassador to China and non-resident ambassador to Mongolia, roles she held until 2000. Her Knesset seat was taken by Zvi Nir. After returning to Israel she joined the One Nation party, and was placed fifth on its list for the 2003 elections.[4] However, the party won only three seats.
References
- Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ חברת הכנסת והשרה לשעבר אורה נמיר הלכה לעולמה בגיל 88 Maariv, 7 July 2019
- ^ ISBN 0-520-23428-6p296
- ^ Candidates for the 16th Knesset Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
External links
|  | |
| | |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
