Ehud Barak

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Born: February 12, 1942

Birthplace: Mishmar HaSharon, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel]

Ehud Barak (12 February 1942) is an Israeli former general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party between 1997 and 2001 and between 2007 and 2011. He was also Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2013.