Ezer Weizman

Ezer Weizman
עֵזֶר וַיצְמָן
7th President of Israel
In office 13 May 1993 – 13 July 2000
Prime Minister	Yitzhak Rabin Shimon Peres Benjamin Netanyahu Ehud Barak
Preceded by	Chaim Herzog
Succeeded by	Moshe Katsav
Minister of Defense
In office 20 June 1977 – 28 May 1980
Prime Minister	Menachem Begin
Preceded by	Shimon Peres
Succeeded by	Menachem Begin
Personal details
Born	(1924-06-15)15 June 1924 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died	24 April 2005(2005-04-24) (aged 80) Caesarea, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Political party	Independent (1965–1984) Yahad (1984–1991) Labor (1991–2005)
Other political affiliations	Gahal (1965–1972) Likud (1976–1984)
Spouse	Reuma Weizman ​ (m. 1950⁠–⁠2005)​
Children	2
Profession	Military
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom  Israel
Service/branch	British Army  Royal Air Force  Israeli Air Force
Years of service	1942–1945 (UK) 1946–1969 (Israel)
Rank	Aluf (Major General)
Commands held	Chief of Operations on the General Staff Commander of Ramat David Commander of the Israeli Air Force Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Battles/wars	World War II 1947–1949 Palestine war Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition

Ezer Weizman (Hebrew: עֵזֶר וַיצְמָן, romanized: Ezer Vaytsman, pronounced [ˈezeʁ ˈvaitsman] ^ⓘ; 15 June 1924 – 24 April 2005) was the seventh President of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israeli Air Force and Minister of Defense.