Yitzhak Shamir Politician

Yitzhak Shamir (Hebrew: יצחק שמיר, About this sound listen ; born Icchak Jeziernicky; October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012) was an Israeli politician and the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms, 1983–84 and 1986–1992. Before the establishment of the State of Israel, Shamir was a leader of the Zionist paramilitary group Lehi. After the establishment of the State of Israel he served in the Mossad between 1955 and 1965, a Knesset Member, a Knesset Speaker and a Foreign Affairs Minister. Shamir was the country's third longest-serving prime minister after David Ben-Gurion and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Jaziernicki Icchak
Birth date	October 15, 1915
Birth name	Icchak Jeziernicky
Birth place	Ruzhany , Russian Empire
Religion	Judaism
Date of death	June 30, 2012
Place of death	Tel Aviv , Israel

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Office holder

office	Prime Minister of Israel Speaker of the Knesset
party	Likud
president	Yitzhak Navon Chaim Herzog Ephraim Katzir
successor	Shimon Peres Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Berman