Abba Eban

Israeli politician and statesman

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

 

| suboffice5 = Mapai| office5=Faction represented in the Knesset |subterm5 = 1959–1965| suboffice6 = Alignment| subterm6 = 1965–1968| suboffice7 = Labor Party| subterm7 = 1968–1969| suboffice8 = Alignment| subterm8 = 1969–1988| office1 = Ministerial roles | suboffice1 = Minister without Portfolio| subterm1 = 1959–1960| suboffice2 = Minister of Education & Culture| subterm2 = 1960–1963| suboffice3 = Deputy Prime Minister| subterm3 = 1963–1966| suboffice4 = Minister of Foreign Affairs| subterm4 = 1966–1974| office9 = Diplomatic roles| suboffice9 = Permanent Representative to the UN| term9 = 1949–1959| suboffice10 = Ambassador to the United States| subterm10 = 1950–1959 }} 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 was Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations.

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

---