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Sagi Karni

Sagi Karni is an Israeli diplomat who served as Israel's ambassador to Singapore from 2019 to 2023.

born 1967Ambassador of Israel to SingaporeConsul general in Hong KongAmbassador of Israel to Angola

Born: 28 July 1967, Israel
Occupation: diplomat

Sagi Karni was born in 1967 in Israel

Sagi Karni was born in Israel on 28 July 1967. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology and philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He later received a master's degree in public policy from Tel Aviv University and a diploma in Mandarin in Taipei, Taiwan.

Karni served as second secretary at Israel's embassy in Beijing from 1998 to 2000. He was deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Oslo from 2000 to 2001. From 2005 to 2008 he was counselor for political affairs and press at Israel's mission to the European Union in Brussels.

From 2008 to 2010 he was ambassador to Angola and non-resident ambassador to Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. He was consul general in Hong Kong and Macau from 2013 to 2017. He then served as ambassador to Singapore from 2019 to 2023.