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Yair Lapid

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Yair Lapid (Hebrew: יָאִיר לַפִּיד [jaˈʔiʁ laˈpid]; born 5 November 1963) is an Israeli politician of the centrist Yesh Atid party and a former journalist who has been the Leader of the Opposition since January 2023, having previously served in that role from 2020 to 2021. He had also previously served as the 14th prime minister of Israel from 1 July to 29 December 2022, the second alternate prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Naftali Bennett from 2021 to 2022, and also as the Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from 2013 to 2014. He is also the leader of Yeah Atid since the party's founding in 2012. Before entering politics in 2012, Lapid was an author, TV presenter and news anchor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yair Lapid is the 4,913th most popular politician (down from 3,188th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Israel (down from 111th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Israeli Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yair Lapid ranks 4,913 out of 19,576. Before him are Hans Aumeier, Rudolph III of Burgundy, Artaxias I, Cestius Gallus, Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours, and Fruela II of Asturias. After him are Afonso I, Duke of Braganza, Princess Louise of Prussia, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Nikola Zhekov, Gundobad, and Mahmud II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Yair Lapid ranks 43. Before him are Natasha Richardson, Borut Pahor, Xuxa, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mike Powell, and Geert Wilders. After him are Lars Ulrich, Emmanuelle Béart, Elisabeth Shue, Til Schweiger, Hideo Kojima, and Brigitte Nielsen.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Yair Lapid ranks 127 out of 466. Before him are Barak (null), Saint Petronilla (50), Yigal Allon (1918), Simeon of Jerusalem (100), Tzipi Livni (1958), and Al-Afdal Shahanshah (1066). After him are Leila Khaled (1944), Sextus Julius Africanus (160), Mariam Baouardy (1846), Ilan Ramon (1954), Valerius Gratus (-50), and Shimon bar Yochai (1).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Yair Lapid ranks 52. Before him are Aristobulus II (-100), Judah ha-Nasi (135), Barak (null), Yigal Allon (1918), Tzipi Livni (1958), and Al-Afdal Shahanshah (1066). After him are Valerius Gratus (-50), Shimon bar Yochai (1), Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani (1909), Al-Hafiz (1074), Ali Hassan Salameh (1940), and Zahir al-Umar (1689).

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