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Yair Shamir

Politician

Yair Shamir is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ja'ir Schamir · Ja'ir Šamir · Ja’ir Szamir · Yair Shamir · Yair Şamir · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ja'ir Schamir · Ja'ir Šamir · Jair Šamir · Ja’ir Szamir · Шамир, Яир · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1945-08-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Ramat Gan · Ramat Gan, Israel · רמת גן, ישראל				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Israel				[sources]
Country	Israel				[sources]
Citizenship	Israel				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2905470				[sources]
Position	Knesset (member, 2013-2015) · Knesset member (2013-2014) · Knesset member (2014-2015)				[sources]
Education	Technion – Israel Institute of Technology				[sources]
Source link	main.knesset.gov.il · main.knesset.gov.il				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-10	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Israeli politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Data sources

Israel Knesset Members476

Current Members of Israel's house of representatives

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories380,881

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,670

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-f8f95540-9951-4e08-b6ed-841befa1befd · il-knesset-902

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jichak Šamir Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Knesset	2013-02-05	2015-03-31
Knesset Member	2013-02-05	2015-03-31