Ariel Sharon

World Leader
BIRTHDAY
February 26,1928
Birthplace
Israel
Age
Jan 11,2014,age 85
Birth Sign
Pisces
BIRTHDAY
February 26,1928 (age Jan 11,2014,age 85)
Birthplace
Israel

About

11th Prime Minister of Israel who held office from 2001 until 2006, when he had a stroke which put him in a vegetative state. He was considered a brilliant military strategist who led Israel to victories in the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War.

Before Fame

He joined the youth military groups Gadna and Haganah.

Trivia

He was removed as the Minister of Defense after his involvement in the massacre of Palestinian civilians by Lebanese militias during the 1982 Lebanon War came to light.

Family Life

He was married twice, and his first marriage to Margalit Sharon ended with her death in 1962.

Associated With

Another their Israeli politician was Golda Meir.