Yaakov Peri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yaakov Peri

Israeli politician

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1944

Place of Birth: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Profession: politician, chief executive officer, manager

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ya'akov Peri (Hebrew: ???? ????, born 20 February 1944) 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 1988 and 1994.
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 2013 and was appointed Minister of Science, Technology and Space, a post he held until resigning on 2 December 2014.
He resigned from the Knesset in February 2018.