Abba Eban

Israeli politician and statesman

Died when: 87 years 288 days (1053 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Abba Solomon Meir Eban ( ();Hebrew: אבא אבן‎ [ˈ(ʔ)aba ˈ(ʔ)even]; born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban; 2 February 1915 – 17 November 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages.

During his career, he served as Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel.He was the second ambassador to the United States and the first Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations.

He was also Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly and President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

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