Nir Barkat
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5 total works indexed
- Full-length transcriptome assembly from RNA-Seq data without a reference genome
· 2011 · cited 19,399x
- Pembrolizumab versus Chemotherapy for PD-L1–Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
· 2016 · cited 8,648x
- De novo transcript sequence reconstruction from RNA-seq using the Trinity platform for reference generation and analysis
· 2013 · cited 7,875x
- Review of Particle Physics
· 2018 · cited 5,727x
- Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
· 2018 · cited 5,718x
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Key facts
- 2019
- Likud
- 2023
- Minister of Economy and Industry
- Preceded by
- Uri Lupolianski
- Succeeded by
- Moshe Lion
- Born
- ( 1959-10-19 ) 19 October 1959 (age 66) , Jerusalem , Israel
- Party
- Likud (since 2019)
- Other political affiliations
- Jerusalem will Succeed (2003-2019)
- Spouse
- Beverly Barkat
- Alma mater
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Branch service
- Israel Defense Forces
- Years of service
- 1977–1983
- Rank
- Rav séren (Major)
- Unit
- 98th Paratroopers Division
- Battles wars
- 1982 Lebanon War
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Jerusalem
- Spouse
- Beverly Barkat
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Position held
- Knesset member
- Educated at
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Political party
- Likud
- Official website
- www.barkat.org.il
- Image
- Nir Barkat 2018.jpg
- Residence
- Jerusalem
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Encyclopedic overview
Nir Barkat (Hebrew: נִיר בַּרְקָת; born 19 October 1959) is an Israeli businessman and politician, currently serving as Minister of Economy. He previously served as mayor of Jerusalem from 2008 to 2018.
Biography
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