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Benny Gantz

1959 - Today

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Benjamin Gantz (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין "בֵּנִי" גַּנְץ [binjaˈmin ˈbeni ˈɡant͡s]; born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli politician and retired army general. He served as a minister without portfolio from 2023 to 2024, as the minister of defense between 2020 and 2022, and as deputy prime minister between 2021 and 2022. From 2020 to 2021, he was the alternate prime minister. He served as the 20th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from 2011 to 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Gantz is the 7,414th most popular politician (down from 3,605th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Israel (down from 118th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Israeli Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Benny Gantz ranks 7,414 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Harald of Denmark, Uijong of Goryeo, Lucius Gellius Publicola, Emperor Muzong of Liao, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia, and Sardanapalus. After him are Kijūrō Shidehara, Otto Dietrich, Philip Davis, Petar Stoyanov, Heinrich Schwarz, and Peter I, Count of Alençon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Benny Gantz ranks 86. Before him are Donna Strickland, Satoru Iwata, Donna Murphy, Xiomara Castro, Azali Assoumani, and Hassan Diab. After him are Yasmina Reza, Chan Santokhi, Elizabeth Peña, Loretta Lynch, Takaaki Kajita, and Nimr al-Nimr.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Benny Gantz ranks 159 out of 466. Before him are Amos Tversky (1937), Eutocius of Ascalon (480), Wadie Haddad (1927), Sirhan Sirhan (1944), Dana International (1969), and Dirk III, Count of Holland (982). After him are Peter I, Count of Alençon (1251), Rafi Eitan (1926), Naji al-Ali (1937), Haya Harareet (1931), Moshe Ya'alon (1950), and Yael Dayan (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Benny Gantz ranks 63. Before him are Ali Hassan Salameh (1940), Zahir al-Umar (1689), Sarah Aaronsohn (1890), Naftali Bennett (1972), Lusius Quietus (100), and Dirk III, Count of Holland (982). After him are Peter I, Count of Alençon (1251), Rafi Eitan (1926), Moshe Ya'alon (1950), Yael Dayan (1939), Hugh I of Cyprus (1194), and Ibzan (null).

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