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Meir Sheetrit

Politician

Meir Sheetrit 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	Me'ir Šitrit · Meir Schitrit · Meir Sheetrit · Meir Şeetrit · Meir Şitrit · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Me'ir Šítrit · Meir Chetrit · Meir Schitrit · Meir Šítrit · Meïr Sheetrit · 8 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Chetrit · Shitrit				[sources]
Birth date	1948-10-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Safi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Israel				[sources]
Country	Israel				[sources]
Citizenship	Israel				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Meir				[sources]
Last name	Sheetrit				[sources]
Website	www.sheetrit.co.il				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q939899				[sources]
Position	Justice Minister of Israel · Knesset (member, 2003-2006) · Knesset (member, 2006-2009) · Knesset (member, 2009-2013) · Knesset (member, 2013-2015) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Bar-Ilan University				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Israeli politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,581

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata386,955

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,984

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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