ora namir (‎; 1 september 1930 – 7 july 2019) was an israeli politician and diplomat. she was born in hadera. during her political career, she was a member of the alignment, the israeli labor party and one nation. she served as a member of the knesset from 1974 to 1996. she held the positions of minister of the environment and minister of labour and social welfare during the 1990s. she was also the country's ambassador to china and mongolia from 1996 to 2000.