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Ehud Barak
Politician
1942 –
Who is Ehud Barak?
Ehud Barak is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labour Party until January 2011 He previously held the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Binyamin Netanyahu's second government from 2009 to 2013.
He is a graduate in physics, mathematics, and economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Stanford University. He served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. Following a highly decorated career, he was appointed Chief of General Staff in 1991, serving until 1995. On 26 November 2012 he announced that he would retire from politics after the next election in January 2013.
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- Born
- Feb 12, 1942
Mishmar HaSharon kibbutz - Also known as
- Ehud Brog
- Prime Minister Ehud Barak
- Ehud Brug
- Parents
- Spouses
- Nava Cohen
( - 2003/08) - Nili Priel
(2007/07/30 - )
- Nava Cohen
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Ashkenazi Jews
- Israelis
- Nationality
- Israel
- Profession
- Education
- Master's Degree, Stanford University
Engineering - Economic Systems
( - 1978) - Bachelor's degree, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Physics and Mathematics
( - 1968)
- Master's Degree, Stanford University
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on July 23, 2013
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