Yitzhak Navon | |
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יצחק נבון | |
5th President of Israel | |
In office 29 May 1978 – 5 May 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Menachem Begin |
Preceded by | Ephraim Katzir |
Succeeded by | Chaim Herzog |
Member of the Knesset | |
In office 13 August 1984 – 13 July 1992 | |
In office 22 November 1965 – 18 April 1978 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine | 9 April 1921
Died | 6 November 2015 Jerusalem, Israel | (aged 94)
Nationality | Israeli |
Political party | Alignment |
Spouse(s) |
Miri Shafir (m. 2008) |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Author |
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Yitzhak Rachamim Navon (Hebrew: יצחק נבון; 9 April 1921 – 6 November 2015[1]) was an Israeli politician, diplomat, playwright, and author. He served as the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the centre-left Alignment party. He was the first Israeli president born in Jerusalem and the first Sephardi Jew to serve in that office.