Meir Amit

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Meir Amit
Amit in 1957
Director of Mossad
In office 1963–1968
Prime Minister	David Ben-Gurion Levi Eshkol
Preceded by	Isser Harel
Succeeded by	Zvi Zamir
Ministerial roles
1977–78	Minister of Transportation
1977–78	Minister of Communications
Faction represented in the Knesset
1977–78	Democratic Movement for Change
1978–80	Shinui
1980–81	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 (Hebrew: מאיר עמית, ‎17 March 1921 – 17 July 2009)^[1] was an Israeli politician and 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?]}