Shimon PeresKBEGCMG (Hebrew: שמעון פרס; born Szymon Perski; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016[1]) was a Polish-born Israeli statesman. He was the President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the Prime Minister of Israel.[2] He also served as Interim Prime Minister twice. Peres has been a member of 12 cabinets. His political career spanned over 66 years.
He was one of three leaders who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.[3] The others were Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat. All three got the prizes for trying to make peace in the Middle East.
On September 13, 2016, Peres, aged 93, suffered a severe stroke and was hospitalized in Ramat Gan, Israel. He had suffered a massive brain hemorrhage.[4] Two days later, he was reported as being in a serious but stable condition.[5] However, on September 26, an examination found damage to his brainstem.[6] He died on September 28 of complications from the stroke.[7][8]