President of Israel from 1978 to 1983
Isaac Navon
Yitzhak Rachamim Navon was an Israeli politician, diplomat, playwright, and author.
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- Profession
- President of Israel from 1978 to 1983
- Born
- 1921-04-09
Overview
Yitzhak Rachamim Navon 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.
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