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Binyamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu 2012.jpg
Netanyahu in 2012
9th and 13th Prime Minister of Israel
Assumed office
31 March 2009
President Shimon Peres
Reuven Rivlin
Preceded by Ehud Olmert
In office
18 June 1996 – 6 July 1999
President Ezer Weizman
Preceded by Shimon Peres
Succeeded by Ehud Barak
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
14 May 2015
Preceded by Avigdor Lieberman
In office
18 December 2012 – 11 November 2013
Preceded by Avigdor Lieberman
Succeeded by Avigdor Lieberman
In office
6 November 2002 – 28 February 2003
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Preceded by Shimon Peres
Succeeded by Silvan Shalom
Leader of the Opposition
In office
28 March 2006 – 31 March 2009
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
Preceded by Amir Peretz
Succeeded by Tzipi Livni
Minister of Finance
In office
28 February 2003 – 9 August 2005
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Preceded by Silvan Shalom
Succeeded by Ehud Olmert
Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
In office
1984–1988
President Chaim Herzog
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir
Shimon Peres
Preceded by Yehuda Zvi Blum
Succeeded by Yohanan Bein
Personal details
Born (1949-10-21) 21 October 1949 (age 67)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality Israeli
Political party Likud
Other political
affiliations
Likud Beiteinu (2012–14)
Spouse(s)
  • Miriam Weizmann (1972–1978)
  • Fleur Cates (1981–1984)
  • Sara Ben-Artzi (1991–)
Children 3
Parents
Alma mater
Profession
  • Writer
  • Economic consultant
  • Marketing executive
  • Politician
Signature
Website netanyahu.org.il/en/
Military service
Allegiance  Israel
Service/branch Israeli Defense Forces
Years of service 1967–1973
Rank IDF seren rotated.svg Seren (Captain)
Unit Sayeret Matkal
Battles/wars
Benjamin Netanyahu
Knessets 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Ministerial roles
1996–1997 Minister of Science and Technology
1996–1999 Minister of Housing and Construction
2002–2003 Minister of Foreign Affairs
2003–2005 Minister of Finance
2009–2013 Minister of Economic Strategy
2009–2013 Minister of Pensioner Affairs
2009–2013 Minister of Health
2012–2013 Minister of Foreign Affairs
2013 Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs
2013 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs
2014– Minister of Communications
2015 Minister of Pensioner Affairs
2015– Minister of Economy, Foreign Affairs, Minister of Health and Minister of Regional Cooperation

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (HebrewAbout this sound בִּנְיָמִין "בִּיבִּי" נְתַנְיָהוּ ; born 21 October 1949) is the current Prime Minister of Israel. Netanyahu also currently serves as a member of the Knesset and Chairman of the Likud party.

Born in Tel Aviv to secular Jewish parents, Netanyahu is the first Israeli prime minister born in Israel after the establishment of the state.

Netanyahu joined the Israel Defense Forces shortly after the Six-Day War in 1967, and became a team leader in the Sayeret Matkal special forces unit. Netanyahu took part in many missions, including Operation Inferno (1968), Operation Gift (1968) and Operation Isotope (1972), during which he was shot in the shoulder. Netanyahu fought on the front lines in the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War in 1973, taking part in special forces raids along the Suez Canal, and then leading a commando assault deep into Syrian territory. Netanyahu achieved the rank of captain before being discharged.


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