| First Name | Shimon |
| Last Name | Peres |
| Full Name at Birth | Szymon Perski |
| Age | 88 |
| Date of Birth | August 16, 1923 |
| Birthplace | Wolozyn, Poland (now Valozhyn, Belarus) |
| Build | Average |
| Hair Color | Grey |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Government |
| Occupation Category | Government |
| Claim to Fame | Ninth President of the State of Israel |
·) (Hebrew: ?, born Szymon Perski; 2 August 1923) is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the eighth Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and, except for a three-month-long hiatus in early 2006, served continuously until 2007, when he became President.
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