Benny Gantz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Benny Gantz
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 9, 1959(1959-06-09)
Age	65
Birthplace	Kfar Ahim
Country	Israel
Birth City	Southern District
Horoscope	Gemini

Benny Gantz Biography

Benny Gantz is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 9, 1959 in Kfar Ahim, Southern District, Israel.

Benjamin Gantz (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין “בֵּנִי” גַּנְץ ; born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli soldier and politician who currently serves as the Alternate Prime Minister of Israel and as Minister of Defense. He served as the 20th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from 2011 to 2015. He was elected Knesset speaker on 26 March 2020. , which he resigned from on 12 May 2020 (though his resignation was rescinded). He re-submitted his resignation on 15 May 2020. On 20 April 2020, Gantz agreed to join a unity government with Prime Minister Netanyahu which would see Gantz serve as prime minister in a rotation deal in 18 months. Gantz is scheduled to become prime minister on 17 November 2021.

Gantz was drafted into the IDF in 1977. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade. His first mission as a young conscript in 1977 was as part of the security detail for Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s visit to Israel. As a paratrooper, he fought in Operation Litani in March 1978 and also participated in a June 1978 raid against a Fatah training base in Lebanon. In 1979, Gantz became an officer after completing Officer Candidate School. He returned to the Paratroopers Brigade and served as a platoon leader and company commander, completed a course in the U.S. Army Special Forces, and fought in the First Lebanon War.

Benny Gantz Net Worth

Benny Gantz is one of the richest Politician from Israel. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Benny Gantz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Benjamin Gantz was born in Kfar Ahim, Israel, in 1959. His mother Malka was a Holocaust survivor, originally from Mezőkovácsháza, Hungary. His father Nahum came from Sovata, Székely Land, Romania, and was arrested by the British authorities for trying to enter Palestine illegally, before reaching Israel. His parents were among the founders of Moshav Kfar Ahim, a cooperative agricultural community in south-central Israel. In his youth, he attended the Shafir High School in Merkaz Shapira, and boarding school at the HaKfar HaYarok youth village in Ramat HaSharon.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In his first year as Chief of the General Staff, Gantz appointed the IDF’s first-ever female major-general, Orna Barbivai. In July 2011, Gantz appointed a special committee to address a controversy that had developed concerning mention of the word Elohim, “God”, in the military Yizkor prayer. The committee determined that a disputed passage should read Yizkor ‘Am Yisrael, “May the Nation of Israel remember”, and not Yizkor Elohim, “May God remember”. Gantz upheld the committee’s ruling.

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Benny Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Israel. Benny Gantz celebrates birthday on June 9 of every year.

On 13 February 2011, the Israeli government unanimously approved Gantz to be the next IDF chief of staff. According to The Jerusalem Post, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem that Gantz was an “excellent officer and experienced commander, and had rich operational and logistical experience, with all the attributes needed to be a successful army commander”.