Ariel Sharon
| Ariel Sharon | |
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| 11th Prime Minister of Israel | |
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In office March 7, 2001 – April 14, 2006 |
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| President | Moshe Katsav |
| Deputy | Ehud Olmert |
| Preceded by | Ehud Barak |
| Succeeded by | Ehud Olmert |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office October 13, 1998 – June 6, 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | David Levy |
| Succeeded by | David Levy |
| Minister of Energy and Water Resources | |
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In office July 8, 1996 – July 6, 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Yitzhak Levy |
| Succeeded by | Eli Suissa |
| Minister of Housing and Construction | |
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In office June 11, 1990 – July 13, 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | Yitzhak Shamir |
| Preceded by | David Levy |
| Succeeded by | Binyamin Ben-Eliezer |
| Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour | |
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In office September 13, 1984 – February 20, 1990 |
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| Prime Minister |
Shimon Peres (1984–86) Yitzhak Shamir (1986–90) |
| Preceded by | Gideon Patt |
| Succeeded by | Moshe Nissim |
| Minister of Defense | |
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In office August 5, 1981 – February 14, 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Menachem Begin |
| Preceded by | Menachem Begin |
| Succeeded by | Menachem Begin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ariel Scheinermann February 26, 1928 Kfar Malal, British Mandate of Palestine |
| Died | January 11, 2014 (aged 85) Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Political party |
Liberal (1973–1974) Likud (1977–2005) Kadima (2005–2006) |
| Other political affiliations |
Shlomtzion (1977) |
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| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Tel Aviv University |
| Profession | Military officer |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Israel |
| Service/branch |
 Haganah Israel Defense Forces
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| Years of service | 1948–74 |
| Rank |
 Aluf (Major general)
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| Unit |
Paratroopers Brigade Unit 101 Golani Brigade |
| Commands |
Southern Command Paratroopers Brigade Unit 101 Golani Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Israeli Independence War Suez Crisis Six-Day War Yom Kippur War |
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Ariel Sharon (Hebrew: אריאל שרון; IPA: [aʁiˈ(ʔ)el ʃaˈʁon], Ariʼēl Sharōn, also known by his diminutive Arik, אַריק, born Ariel Scheinermann, אריאל שיינרמן; February 26, 1928 – January 11, 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. Sharon was incapacitated by a stroke in January 2006.
Sharon was a commander in the Israeli Army from its creation in 1948. As a soldier and then an officer, he participated prominently in the 1948 War of Independence, becoming a platoon commander in the Alexandroni Brigade and taking part in many battles, including Operation Bin Nun Alef. He was an instrumental figure in the creation of Unit 101 and the reprisal operations, as well as in the 1956 Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War of 1967, the War of Attrition, and the Yom-Kippur War of 1973. As Minister of Defense, he directed the 1982 Lebanon War.
Sharon was considered the greatest field commander in Israel's history, and one of the country's greatest military strategists and tacticians. After his assault of the Sinai in the Six-Day War and his encirclement of the Egyptian Third Army in the Yom Kippur War, the Israeli public nicknamed him "The King of Israel".
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