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Person

Benjamin Netanyahu

b. 1949

Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)

Born
21 Oct 1949 · Tel Aviv
Part ofIsraeli–Palestinian conflict1917 – todayIsrael1,457 BCE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 89 years
  1. 21 Oct 1949BornBorn in Tel Aviv
  2. 1967 – 1970WarWar of Attrition
  3. 1968WarBattle of Karameh
  4. 1968War1968 Israeli raid on Lebanon
  5. 1973WarYom Kippur War
  6. 1980AwardJabotinsky Medal
  7. 1984 – 1988RolePermanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
  8. 1987AwardTzeltner Prize
  9. 1988 – 1992RoleKnesset member
  10. 1988 – 1990RoleDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
  11. 1988AwardHonorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University
  12. 1990 – 1991RoleDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
  13. 1992 – 1996RoleKnesset member
  14. 1996 – 1999RoleKnesset member
  15. 1996RoleMinister of Religious Services
  16. 1996 – 1999RolePrime Minister of Israel
  17. 1997RoleMinister of Finance
  18. 1997RoleMinister of Religious Services
  19. 1998RoleMinister of Religious Services
  20. 1998 – 1999RoleMinister of Finance
  21. 1999RoleKnesset member
  22. 2002 – 2003RoleMinister of Foreign Affairs, Israel
  23. 2003 – 2006RoleKnesset member
  24. 2003 – 2005RoleMinister of Finance
  25. 2006 – 2009RoleKnesset member
  26. 2006 – 2009RoleLeader of the Opposition
  27. 2009 – 2013RoleKnesset member
  28. 2009 – 2013RoleMinister of Health
  29. 2009 – 2021RolePrime Minister of Israel
  30. 2012 – 2013RoleMinister of Foreign Affairs, Israel
  31. 2013 – 2014RoleKnesset member
  32. 2014 – 2015RoleKnesset member
  33. 2014 – 2017RoleMinister of Communications
  34. 2015 – 2019RoleKnesset member
  35. 2015 – 2016RoleRegional Development Minister of Israel
  36. 2015 – 2016RoleMinister of Economy
  37. 2015AwardIrving Kristol Award
  38. 2019RoleKnesset member
  39. 2019AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
  40. 2020 – 2021RoleKnesset member
  41. 2021 – 2022RoleKnesset member
  42. 2021 – 2022RoleLeader of the Opposition
  43. 2022RoleKnesset member
  44. 2022RolePrime Minister of Israel
  45. 2023WarGaza War

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1949 – today).

  1. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  3. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  4. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  6. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  7. 1956Suez Crisis
  8. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  10. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  12. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  14. 1968Prague Spring
  15. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  16. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  17. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  18. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  19. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  20. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  21. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  22. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  23. 1985Schengen Agreement
  24. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  25. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  26. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  27. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  28. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  29. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  30. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  31. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  32. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  33. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  34. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  35. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  36. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  37. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  38. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  39. 20112011 Norway attacks
  40. 2011Libyan civil war

Biography

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as prime minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

Born in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu was raised in West Jerusalem and the United States. He returned to Israel in 1967 to join the Israel Defense Forces and served in the Sayeret Matkal special forces. In 1972, he returned to the US, and after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Netanyahu worked for the Boston Consulting Group. He moved back to Israel in 1978 and founded The Jonathan Institute. Between 1984 and 1988 Netanyahu was Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. Netanyahu rose to prominence after his election as chair of Likud in 1993, becoming leader of the opposition. In the 1996 general election, Netanyahu became the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote. Netanyahu was defeated in the 1999 election and entered the private sector. He served as minister of foreign affairs and finance, initiating economic reforms, before resigning over the Gaza disengagement plan.

Netanyahu returned to lead Likud in 2005, leading the opposition between 2006 and 2009. After the 2009 legislative election, Netanyahu formed a coalition and became prime minister again. Netanyahu made his closeness to Donald Trump central to his appeal from 2016. During Trump's first presidency, the US recognized Jerusalem as capital of Israel, Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and brokered the Abraham Accords between Israel and the Arab world. Netanyahu was criticized for expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, deemed illegal under international law. In 2019, Netanyahu was indicted on charges of breach of trust, bribery and fraud, and relinquished all ministerial posts except prime minister. The 2018–2022 Israeli political crisis resulted in a rotation agreement between Netanyahu and Benny Gantz. This collapsed in 2020, leading to a 2021 election. In June 2021, Netanyahu was removed as prime minister, before returning after the 2022 election.

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