Meir Mazuz
Meir Mazuz מאיר מאזוז | |
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Mazuz in 2009 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 27 March 1945 |
| Died | 19 April 2025 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Spouse | Esther Mazuz |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Djerban/Tunisian |
Meir Nissim Mazuz (also spelled Mazouz; Hebrew: מאיר מאזוז; 27 March 1945 – 19 April 2025) was a Sephardi-Tunisian Haredi rabbi in Israel, rosh yeshiva and a political leader.
Mazuz was the dean of the Kisse Rahamim yeshivah, and the son of rabbi Mazliah Mazuz of Tunis (1912–1971), who was assassinated. Meir Mazuz served as the spiritual leader of Yachad. He was the rabbinic leader (mara d'atra) of the Tunisian Jews.