ANKARA

The Israeli government has approved the country’s first female attorney-general, according to Israeli media.

Former senior justice ministry official Gali Baharav-Miara will succeed Avichai Mandelblit, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported.

Baharav-Miara has been recommended for the post by Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar and approved by the attorney-general selection committee last week.

Baharav-Miara is a lawyer with over 30 years of work experience for the justice ministry.