Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu was born on October 21, 1949, in Tel Aviv, Israel. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a bachelor's degree in architecture and a master's degree in management, and also studied political science at Harvard University.
He served in the elite Sayeret Matkal unit of the Israel Defense Forces, worked in the private sector, and was Israel's ambassador to the UN. He held ministerial positions, including Minister of Foreign Affairs and Finance, and led the Likud party, serving multiple terms as Prime Minister of Israel, starting in 1996, with his latest term beginning in December 2022.
1984
Served as Israel's ambassador to the UN, successfully advocating for the country's interests on the international stage and securing the declassification of UN archives related to Nazi war crimes
1993
Elected chairman of the Likud party, becoming its leader and leader of the opposition
1996
Became the youngest prime minister in Israel's history after winning the elections
1998
Brokered the Wye River Memorandum with Yasser Arafat under US mediation, according to which Palestinians received 13% of the territories of Judea and Samaria (West Bank)
2003
Implemented economic reforms as Minister of Finance
2018
Under his leadership, Mossad seized Iran's nuclear archive
2020
Oversaw the signing of the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco
2025
Achieved the return of hostages, both living and deceased, after Israel was attacked on October 7, 2023
