Joël Mergui (born 25 February 1958) is a physician and Jewish official. He serves as the president of the

Israelite Central Consistory of France The Israelite Central Consistory of France () is an institution set up by Napoleon I by the Imperial Decree of 17 March 1808 to administer Jewish worship and congregations in France. He also directed the establishment of regional Israelite Consisto ...

. He is a Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

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Living people 1958 births People from Meknes Physicians from Paris 20th-century French Jews 20th-century Moroccan Jews Knights of the Legion of Honour {{France-reli-bio-stub