Yaakov peri biography books

Israeli politician

Ya'akov Peri (Hebrew: יעקב פרי, born 20 February ) is a former head of the Israeli security agency Shin Bet and formerly a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid. He headed Shin Bet between and He was the first Shin Bet head born in Israel. After his service with Shin Bet he entered the business world. He became an MK in and was appointed Minister of Science, Technology and Space, a post he held until resigning on 2 December ^[1] He resigned from the Knesset in February

Biography

Peri was born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era, and grew up in Netanya. Before he changed his name, he was born as Yaakov Pirzoner. His parents were Yiddish speakers, originally from Poland. He was exempted from service in the Israel Defense Forces due to a systemic heart murmur.^[2] Peri attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University, gaining a BA.^[3] Peri started his career as an orchestral trumpeter before joining t