Abba Eban

Acting

Born: 1915-02-02

Died: 2002-11-17

From: Cape Town, South Africa

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

אבא אבןAubrey Solomon Meir EbanAbba Solomon Meir Eban

Biography

Abba Solomon Meir Eban was a South African-born Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages. During his career, he served as Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel. He was the second ambassador to the United States and the first Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations. He was also Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly and President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.