(l-r) Dr. Efrat Sopher and Mr. Yoram Ezri

Graduate students and faculty members attended the festive ceremony, in the presence of family members of the Center’s benefactor Rabi Meir Ezri, who served as Israeli ambassador to Iran for over a decade and a half. Prof. Rear Admiral (Ret.) Shaul Chorev, Head of the Maritime Policy & Strategy Research Center and The Ezri Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies, delivered the opening remarks highlighting the Center’s instrumental contributions to the study of geopolitical shifts in the Middle East and economic sustainability in the region in recent years.  Mr. Yoram Ezri, who co-founded the Ezri Group with his father Meir and who serves as its Chairman, noted the importance of the Center’s activities for the Ezri family. Dr. Efrat Sopher, Meir Ezri’s granddaughter, took part in the unveiling of the plaque. She serves as Chair of the Board of Advisors at the Ezri Center, is an Executive Committee Member of the HMS Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center, and Co-Chairs University of Haifa UK friends association.