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Eli Zeira

Israeli military intelligence officer (1928–2025)
Person Human Q2910612

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
April 4, 1928
Date of death
November 21, 2025
Place of birth
Haifa
Place of death
Tel Aviv
Country of citizenship
Israel[7]
Occupation
military officer
Position held
Head of Military Intelligence of Israel[8]
Educated at
Hebrew University of Jerusalem[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hebrew[19]
End of work period
1974[22]
Given name
Eli[18]
Military branch
Israel Defense Forces[11]
Military, police or special rank
general[12]
Name in native language
אלי זעירא[20]
Participated in conflict
Yom Kippur War, 1948 Palestine war, Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition[13][14][15][16][17]
Place of burial
Zichron Yaakov[6]
Start of work period
1946[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eli Zeira en Zeʿira, Eli ar إيلي زعيرا cs Eliahu Zeira cs Elijahu Ze'ira fa الی زعیرا fr Eliyahou Zeïra he אליהו זעירא he אלי זעירא ja エリ・ゼイラ ru Эли Зеира zh 埃利·泽拉
🔖 Identifiers · 12
ISNI
0000000043450969
VIAF cluster ID
97292679
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no94000841
GND ID
1087878470
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Aluf Eli Zeira.jpg ↗
EGAXA ID
vtls002897620
FAST ID
333987
Freebase ID
/m/07kg8k
J9U entity ID
987007311748205171
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000193821
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjhFTCvp6dbvBkxymkbh3
Yale LUX ID
person/d201ec0c-41fb-4fde-be47-4b462317c8a7

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🔗 Connections
Participated in conflict 5
Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Suez Crisis, 1948 Palestine war, War of Attrition
Country of citizenship 1
Israel
Educated at 1
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Given name 1
Eli
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Hebrew
Military branch 1
Israel Defense Forces
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Occupation 1
military officer
Place of birth 1
Haifa
Place of death 1
Tel Aviv
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Eli Zeira was born on April 4, 1928[1], in Haifa[2]. He died on November 21, 2025[3], in Tel Aviv[4]. He worked as a military officer[5].

FAQs

Where was Eli Zeira born?

Eli Zeira's place of birth was Haifa[2].

Where did Eli Zeira die?

Eli Zeira died in Tel Aviv[4].

What did Eli Zeira do for work?

Eli Zeira worked as a military officer[5].

Where did Eli Zeira go to school?

Eli Zeira was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[9].

Related Entities

Haifa Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel Tel Aviv

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . tribunejuive.info. tribunejuive.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . timesofisrael.com. timesofisrael.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Irgnetnahkkcuf · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Zichron Yaakov
    "Created claim: Place of burial: Zichron Yaakov, Added Place of burial: Zichron Yaakov from hewiki (details)"
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