Yair Shamir

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Who is Yair Shamir?

Yair Shamir is an Israeli politician, leading businessman and former military officer. He is a member of the Yisrael Beiteinu party and he is the son of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir.

Named after Avraham "Yair" Stern, founder of Lehi, Yair Shamir was born in Ramat Gan and raised in Tel Aviv. When he was a year old, his father Yitzhak was captured by the British and exiled to Eritrea. When Yair was two years old, his mother was arrested as a Lehi activist. The family was not reunited until the end of 1948.

Yair Shamir lives in Savyon and is married to Ella, with whom he has three children and seven grandchildren.

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