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Yossi Sarid

1940 - 2015

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Yossi Sarid (Hebrew: יוסי שריד‎; 24 October 1940 – 4 December 2015) was an Israeli politician and news commentator. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment, Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006. A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment, he led Meretz between 1996 and 2003 and served as Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. Known for his determined moral stance and his willingness to pay the political price for that determination, Sarid was often referred to as Israel's moral compass. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yossi Sarid is the 14,824th most popular politician (down from 13,717th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from Israel (down from 265th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Israeli Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yossi Sarid ranks 14,824 out of 19,576. Before him are Kudur-Mabuk, Apama II, Manius Otacilius Crassus, Enrique Peralta Azurdia, Edward Babiuch, and Ludwig von Moos. After him are Christian Kern, Muharrem İnce, Ivan Babushkin, Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason, Mulayam Singh Yadav, and Robert Abela.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Yossi Sarid ranks 380. Before him are Chris Farlowe, Lorella De Luca, Robby Müller, Liang Guanglie, Jürgen Kurbjuhn, and Pedro Armendáriz Jr.. After him are Norman Spinrad, Issake Dabore, Mukhu Aliyev, Leila Ahmed, Ole Lund Kirkegaard, and Eugen Drewermann. Among people deceased in 2015, Yossi Sarid ranks 314. Before him are Vladimir Kesarev, Wayne Rogers, Friedrich L. Bauer, Jouko Törmänen, Mwepu Ilunga, and Joseph Engelberger. After him are Daniel von Bargen, Mario Cuomo, Geoff Duke, Bengt Berndtsson, Loris Campana, and Willi Fuggerer.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Yossi Sarid ranks 272 out of 466. Before him are Avi Loeb (1962), Nurit Peled-Elhanan (1949), Joan of Acre (1272), Saharon Shelah (1945), Armand Amar (1953), and Yoram Globus (1943). After him are Miri Regev (1965), Yehoshua Kenaz (1937), Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1944), Yardena Arazi (1951), Avi Dichter (1952), and S. Yizhar (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Yossi Sarid ranks 92. Before him are Gideon Sa'ar (1966), Yaakov Neeman (1939), Nir Barkat (1959), Esther Hayut (1953), Yossi Beilin (1948), and Joan of Acre (1272). After him are Miri Regev (1965), Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1944), Avi Dichter (1952), S. Yizhar (1916), Ora Namir (1930), and Avraham Burg (1955).

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