Actor
Born Feb 12, 1942 · Mishmar HaSharon, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel]
Awards: Medal of Distinguished Service, Commander of the Legion of Merit, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Order of the Star of Romania
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.