List of ambassadors of Israel to Egypt

Diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel were established on February 26, 1980, after the signing of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty on March 26, 1979. The first Israeli ambassador to Egypt was Eliyahu Ben-Elissar.[1]

List of ambassadors

Name Duration of mission
Eliyahu Ben-Elissar 1980–1981
Moshe Sasson 1981–1988
Shimon Shamir 1988–1991
Efraim Dobak 1991–1992
David Sultan 1992–1996
Zvi Mazel 1997–2001
Gideon Ben-Ami 2001–2003
Eli Shaked 2004–2005
Shalom Cohen 2005–2009
Itzhak Levanon November 2009 – December 2011
Yaakov Amitai December 2011 – September 2014
Haim Koren 14 September 2014 – 2016
David Govrin July 2016 – May 2019[2]
Eyal Sela, charge d’affaires[2] May 2019 – June 2020
Amira Oron[2] June 2020 – present

See also

References

  1. Egypt
  2. Ahren, Raphael (June 7, 2020). "After long delay, Amira Oron approved as new ambassador to Cairo". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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