Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak (אהוד ברק) (born February 12, 1942) was the 10th Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001.
Barak joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1959 and served for 35 years, rising to the rank of Lt. General, the highest in the Israeli military. Barak was awarded the "Distinguished Service Medal" and four other citations for courage and operational excellence. Meanwhile, Barak has earned degrees from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Stanford University.
In politics, he served as Minister of the Interior (1995) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995-1996). He was elected to the Knesset in 1996, where he served as a Member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. In 1996 Barak became the leader of the Labor Party.
Ehud Barak was elected Prime Minister of Israel on May 17, 1999 and completed his term on March 7, 2001, after his loss to Ariel Sharon in a February special election for prime minister.
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