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Yigal Arnon
יגאל ארנון
BornDecember 9, 1929
Israel
DiedApril 27, 2014(2014-04-27) (aged 84)
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
OccupationLawyer
Known forFounder of Yigal Arnon & Co.

Yigal Arnon (Template:Lang-he; December 9, 1929 – April 27, 2014) was an Israeli lawyer and founder of Yigal Arnon & Co.

Biography

Yigal Arnon received his LL.M. degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1953, and was admitted to the Israel Bar in 1954. On the Israeli Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem web site, he is described as one of the leading jurists in Israel.[1]

He served as the chairman of the First International Bank of Israel, the fifth largest bank in Israel, between 1987 and 2000, followed by becoming Chairman of F.I.B.I Holdings Ltd.; chairman of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University; and Chairman of Arkia Israel Airlines, the second largest airliner in Israel, of which he was reported to own almost 20%.

Arnon was known to represent the Safra brothers' Israeli interests and has represented Ehud Olmert[2] and Aryeh Deri in the past.[3]

References

  1. ^ Israeli Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem web site, Yigal Arnon, Alumni data, consulted on January 15, 2007.
  2. ^ David Landau, Jerusalem mayor faces fraud charges, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, September 13, 1996
  3. ^ Former Israeli Minister Appeals for Rehearing of his Case

Further reading

  • Magen, Hadas (March 8, 2006). "Yigal Arnon demands half Piotrkowsky's Cellcom shares... (free article preview)". Globes. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
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