Saturday, 11 January 2014

Ariel Sharon,Israel's Ex-PM,Dies At 85

Tel Hashomer, Israel : Ariel Sharon,the 11th Prime Minister of Israel, who spent half century as a giant military and political leader in Israel, died on Jan. 11,2014 at Sheba Medical Center in the Tel Aviv suburb of Tel Hashomer,due to heart failure. He was 85.It is mentioned that Sharon suffered a stroke on 4 January 2006 and was left in coma until his death 8 years later. 


BioGraphy

Name              : Ariel Sharon(אריאל שרון)

Age                 : 85 (Feb.26,1928 - Jan. 11, 2014)

Family            : Margalit Sharon (d. 1962);
                         Lily Sharon (d. 2000)
                         3 children

Achievement  : 11th Prime Minister of Israel (Mar.7, 2001 - Apr.14, 2006)
                          Minister of Foreign Affairs(Oct.12, 1998 –Jun.6, 1999)
                          Minister of Energy and Water Resources(Jul.8, 1996 – Jul.6, 1999)
                          Minister of Housing and Construction(Jun.11, 1990 – Jul.13, 1992)
                          Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour(Sep.13,1984 – Feb.20, 1990)
                          Minister of Defense(Aug.5, 1981 – Feb.14, 1983)
                          Military service-Rank : Major General ( 1948– 1974)
                          
                   


 "I love life. I love all of it, and in fact I love food." 
—Ariel Sharon, 1982


Battles & Wars.....
  1. Israeli Independence War 
  2. Suez Crisis 
  3. Six-Day War 
  4. Yom Kippur War

Reactions to Ariel Sharon's Death.....

 "Arik was a brave soldier and a daring leader who loved his nation and his nation loved him. 
He was one of Israel's great protectors and most important architects, 
who knew no fear and certainly never feared vision."
Shimon Peres,Israeli president 


'One of Israel's giants has passed'
Dennis Ross, ex-US envoy to Mid-East

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