Uri Lubrani, a former longtime Israeli diplomat and security official, dies on Monday. He was 92.
Lubrani, who was born in Haifa, served in the Haganah and fought in the War of Independence. He later joined the Foreign Ministry and served as ambassador to a number of countries, including Iran, Uganda and Ethiopia.
He was also an adviser to prime ministers David Ben-Gurion and Levi Eshkol.
From 1983–2000 he served as coordinator of operations in Lebanon and during this time he made ultimately unsuccessful efforts to repatriate captured Israeli airman Ron Arad.
He retired from public service in 2015.
“He was an experienced diplomat and a clever and wise adviser. He was one of the last Israelis to live in pre-revolutionary Iran, and who invested his experience and wisdom in Israel’s security,” Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman says of Lubrani.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Uri Lubrani at Netanyahu’s office in Jerusalem on November 29, 2015. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
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