Shimon Peres
 Shimon Peres (About this sound listen ; Hebrew: שמעון פרס‎; born Szymon Perski; 2 August 1923) is a Polish-born Israeli statesman. He is the ninth and current President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the Prime Minister of Israel and twice as Interim Prime Minister and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years.