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Isaac Navon
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5th President of Israel (1978–1983), Israeli Cabinet minister, Member of the Knesset, author, playwright, and educator (born 1921–2015)
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Yitzhak Navon (1921–2015) was an Israeli politician, writer, playwright, and educator. Born in Jerusalem, he held the position of President of Israel and served as a Knesset member. He was a member of the Alignment, Rafi, and Mapai political parties. Navon was educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and worked in Jerusalem.
He was a citizen of Israel and practiced Judaism. His ancestral home was in Spain and Morocco. Navon spoke Hebrew, English, Arabic, and Judaeo-Spanish. He was married to Ofira Navon and had two children. He died in Jerusalem.
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Menachem Begin
- Preceded by
- Ephraim Katzir
- Succeeded by
- Chaim Herzog
- Born
- ( 1921-04-09 ) 9 April 1921, Jerusalem , Mandatory Palestine
- Died
- 6 November 2015 (2015-11-06) (aged 94), Jerusalem , Israel
- Party
- Alignment
- Spouse s
- Ofira Resnikov ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; died 1993 ) , Miri Shafir ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 )
- Profession
- Author
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yitzhak
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Jerusalem
- Place of death
- Jerusalem
- Spouse
- Ofira Navon
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Position held
- Knesset member
- Political party
- Mapai
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Portrait of MP Yitzhak Navon.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Jerusalem
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- Commons category
- Yitzhak Navon
- date of birth
- 1921-04-09
- date of death
- 2015-11-06
- name in native language
- יצחק נבון
- P10632
- Isaac Navon
- ancestral home
- Morocco
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Encyclopedic overview
Yitzhak Rachamim Navon (Hebrew: יִצְחָק נָבוֹן; 9 April 1921 – 6 November 2015) was an Israeli politician, diplomat, playwright, and author. He served as the 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.
Biography
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