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{{Short description|French-Israeli politician (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Meyer Habib
| office              = Member of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]]<br />for [[Eighth constituency for French residents overseas]]
| term_start          = 17 April 2023
| predecessor         = ''vacant''
| term_start1         = 10 June 2013
| term_end1           = 3 February 2023
| predecessor1        = [[Daphna Poznanski-Benhamou]]
| successor1          = ''vacant''
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1961|04|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = [[Paris]], France|
| nationality         = French
| party               = [[Union of Democrats and Independents]] (2013–present)<br>[[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]] (2023–present)
| alma_mater          = [[Technion – Israel Institute of Technology]]
| image               = OSCE Parliamentary Assembly - Meyer Habib (MP, France), Meeting of the First Committee, Winter Meeting, Vienna, 22 February 2024 (53545444699) (cropped).jpg
| caption             = Meyer Habib in 2024
| citizenship         = France • Israel
| otherparty          = [[Likud]]<br>[[Betar]]<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-how-the-sting-of-the-century-got-its-start-in-israel-1.5396953 Netanyahu's French Connection: How the 'Sting of the Century' Got Its Start in Israel]</ref>
| birth_name          = Meyer Dov Habib
| education           = [[École Yabné (Paris)|École Yabné]]
| children            = 4
| term_end            = 9 June 2024
| successor           = [[Caroline Yadan]]
}}
'''Meyer Dov Habib''' ({{langx|he| מאיר חביב}}; born 28 April 1961) is a French-Israeli politician who served as a member of the [[National Assembly (France)|French National Assembly]] from June 2013 to February 2023 and April 2023 to June 2024, representing the [[eighth constituency for French residents overseas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/francais-de-l-etranger_99/francais-de-l-etranger_8eme-circonscription|title = Etranger - 8e circonscription : Résultats des législatives| date=9 July 2024 }}</ref>
== Early life ==
Born to a family of [[History of the Jews in Tunisia|Jews of Tunisian origin]], Habib was raised in Paris. His father was Emmanuel Habib, founder of "Vins Habib Frères", a [[Kosher wine]] manufacturing company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2013 |title=100 mots pour convaincre. Meyer Habib: " J'œuvre depuis plus de vingt ans au renforcement des relations entre la France et Israël, et mon expérience est unique " |url=http://www.leptithebdo.net/2013/04/21/100-mots-pour-convaincre-meyer-habib-joeuvre-depuis-plus-de-vingt-ans-au-renforcement-des-relations-entre-la-france-et-israel-et-mon-experience-est-unique |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leptithebdo.net%2F2013%2F04%2F21%2F100-mots-pour-convaincre-meyer-habib-joeuvre-depuis-plus-de-vingt-ans-au-renforcement-des-relations-entre-la-france-et-israel-et-mon-experience-est-unique#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url |archive-date=April 24, 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=leptithebdo.net}}</ref>
==Political career==
In parliament, Habib has been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs since 2013.<ref>[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA695100 Meyer Habib] [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]].</ref>
In the [[The Republicans (France)|Republicans]]' [[2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary|2016 presidential primary]], Habib endorsed [[François Fillon]] as the party's candidate for the [[2017 French presidential election]].
In July 2016, documents from the office of [[Prime Minister of Israel|Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] revealed that  Habib financed several trips abroad by Netanyahu in the 2000s.<ref>Dov Alfon (June 8, 2016), [https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-new-documents-2nd-french-tycoon-funded-netanyahu-vacations-1.5393107 New Documents Show Second French Tycoon Funded Netanyahu Family Vacations] ''[[Haaretz]]''.</ref> Shortly after his re-election in 2017, he criticized the French media for bashing his long-standing friendship with Netanyahu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Netanyahu-confidant-Meyer-Habib-fends-off-criticism-about-Judaism-relationship-with-PM-497630|title=Netanyahu confidant Meyer Habib fends off criticism about Judaism, relationship with PM|date=22 June 2017 }}</ref>
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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic]]
[[Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic]]
[[Category:Union of Democrats and Independents politicians]]
[[Category:Jewish French politicians]]
[[Category:Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent]]
[[Category:Likud politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Paris]]
[[Category:Technion – Israel Institute of Technology alumni]]
[[Category:Members of Parliament for French people living outside France]]
[[Category:Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic]]
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