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Avraham Burg

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Abraham "Avrum" Burg (Hebrew: אברהם בורג, romanized: Avraham Burg; born 19 January 1955) is an Israeli author, politician and businessman. He was a member of the Knesset, chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Speaker of the Knesset, and Interim President of Israel. He was the first Speaker of the Knesset to have been born in Israel after its declaration of independence in 1948. A member of the Labor Party when he was a member of the Knesset, Burg announced in January 2015 that he had joined Hadash. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Avraham Burg is the 15,368th most popular politician (down from 14,337th in 2019), the 286th most popular biography from Israel (down from 281st in 2019) and the 98th most popular Israeli Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Avraham Burg ranks 15,368 out of 19,576. Before him are René Schick, Semyon Ignatyev, Shah Jahan III, Nicolae Golescu, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and Jaafar Al-Askari. After him are Shoshenq VI, Hans-Peter Tschudi, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Vicente Ramón Roca, and Eddie Baza Calvo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Avraham Burg ranks 345. Before him are Carme Forcadell, Dorji Wangmo, Leyla Yunus, Julian Richings, Sahiba Gafarova, and José Daniel Valencia. After him are Glynis Barber, Mary Beard, Bill Condon, Kevin Conroy, Linda Watson, and Serge Telle.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Avraham Burg ranks 286 out of 466. Before him are Giora Spiegel (1947), Gilad Shalit (1986), Ora Namir (1930), Hany Abu-Assad (1961), Mustafa Barghouti (1954), and Yoseph Imry (1939). After him are Menachem Bello (1947), Mili Avital (1972), Benny Hinn (1952), Gideon Toury (1942), Rina Mor (1956), and Dahlia Ravikovitch (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Avraham Burg ranks 98. Before him are Yossi Sarid (1940), Miri Regev (1965), Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1944), Avi Dichter (1952), S. Yizhar (1916), and Ora Namir (1930). After him are Moshe Kahlon (1960), Gadi Eisenkot (1960), Uri Ariel (1952), Uri Lupolianski (1951), Shelly Yachimovich (1960), and Haim Ramon (1950).

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