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Meir Shamgar was born on 13 August, 1925 in Danzig, Free City of Danzig, is a Former President of the Supreme Court of Israel. Discover Meir Shamgar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?
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94 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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13 August, 1925 |
| Birthday |
13 August |
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Danzig, Free City of Danzig |
| Date of death |
18 October, 2019 |
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Israel |
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Israel
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Meir Shamgar Height, Weight & Measurements
At 94 years old, Meir Shamgar height not available right now. We will update Meir Shamgar's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Eliezer and Dina Sterenberg |
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Meir Shamgar Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Meir Shamgar worth at the age of 94 years old? Meir Shamgar’s income source is mostly from being a successful Former. He is from Israel. We have estimated Meir Shamgar's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Meir Shamgar (מאיר שמגר; August 13, 1925 – October 18, 2019) was the chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court from 1983 to 1995.
Meir Shamgar (Sterenberg or Sternberg) was born in the Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) to Eliezer and Dina Sterenberg.
His parents were Revisionist Zionists.
He immigrated to Palestine in 1939.
He attended high school at the Balfour Gymnasium in Tel Aviv.
He joined the Palmach and served in Company D. He then joined the Irgun.
He was arrested in 1944 for anti-British activities, and interned in Africa at a detention camp in Eritrea.
While in detention in Eritrea he studied law by a correspondence course with the University of London.
He participated in an escape attempt.
In 1948, with the establishment of Israel, he was returned to Israel with the other detainees, where he enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces and participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
After the war, he studied history and philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and law at the Government Law School of the University of London.
He was appointed Deputy Military Advocate General in 1956, and Military Advocate General in 1961.
Following the Six-Day War, he designed the legal infrastructure of the Israeli military government in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
He attained the rank of Brigadier General.
After retiring from the military, he served as Attorney General from 1968 to 1975.
In 1975, he was appointed a justice of the Israeli Supreme Court.
In 1982, he was appointed Deputy President of the Supreme Court, and in 1983, he became the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Shamgar had three children with his wife Geula, who died in 1983.
After her death, he married Michal Rubinstein, a retired judge who served as Vice President of the Tel Aviv District Court.
In 1996 Shamgar chaired the Commission of Inquiry into the murder of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
On the morning of 18 October 2019, it was announced in Israeli media outlets that Shamgar had died.
Following his studies, Shamgar rejoined the army as a military prosecutor.
