Sallai Meridor

Sallai Meridor was born in 1955 in Jerusalem

Sallai Meridor was born in Jerusalem on September 22, 1955. His father, Eliyahu Meridor, was an Irgun commander and later a member of Knesset, and his mother, Raanana Meridor, taught classical studies at the Hebrew University. His brother Dan Meridor served as a minister in Israeli governments.

He served in the IDF in Unit 8200. He studied the history of Islamic lands and Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He later held posts in the Betar youth movement and was secretary of Kfar Adumim, where he lives.

From 1988 to 1990 he was a political adviser to Foreign Minister Moshe Arens, and then followed him to the Defense Ministry until 1992. He took part in the Israeli team in talks with Syria. He later headed the Settlement Division of the World Zionist Organization and became treasurer of the Jewish Agency in 1998.

From 1999 to 2005 he chaired the Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization. In 2006 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appointed him ambassador to the United States, and he served until 2009. In 2011 he founded the venture capital fund Glilot Capital Partners, and in 2022 he became chairman of the National Library board.