Ehud Barak

Ehud Barak, born as Ehud Brog, Hebrew: אהוד ברק , (born in February 12, 1942 in Mishmar HaSharon) is a former Israeli general and politician. He was a member of HaAvoda (Labor Party) till 2011.

Barak was Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001.

He was also the Chief of General Staff from 1991 to 1995, minister of foreign affairs from 1995 to 1996, and minister of defense from 2007 to 2013.

He studied physics, mathematics and economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Stanford University.

Ehud Barak Media

Barak (behind, second from left) with his family in 1964
Citations and war ribbons of Ehud BaraK
Barak at the Pentagon (1999)
Ehud Barak shaking hands with Yasser Arafat, joined by President Bill Clinton (1999)
Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the Victoria Affair, March 2011
Ehud Barak and Condoleezza Rice (2007)
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References

Bio at Knesset Website

As a general
As defense minister
President Barak with US President Bill Clinton and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in 1999

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