Yitzhak Navon
Yitzhak Navon | |
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יִצְחָק נָבוֹן | |
 Navon in 1978 | |
| 5th President of Israel | |
| In office 29 May 1978 – 5 May 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Menachem Begin |
| Preceded by | Ephraim Katzir |
| Succeeded by | Chaim Herzog |
| Minister of Education and Culture | |
| In office 13 September 1984 – 15 March 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Shimon Peres Yitzhak Shamir |
| Preceded by | Zevulun Hammer |
| Succeeded by | Zevulun Hammer |
| Member of the Knesset | |
| In office 13 August 1984 – 13 July 1992 | |
| In office 22 November 1965 – 18 April 1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1921 |
| Died | 6 November 2015 (aged 94) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Party | Alignment |
| Spouse(s) |
Miri Shafir (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Author |
| Signature |  |
Yitzhak Rachamim Navon (Hebrew: יִצְחָק נָבוֹן; 9 April 1921 – 6 November 2015) was an Israeli politician, diplomat, playwright, and author. He served as the president of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the centre-left Alignment party. He was the first Israeli president born in Jerusalem and the first Sephardi Jew to serve in that office.