Avi Beker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Avi Beker

Israeli writer, statesman, and professor

Date of Birth: 03-May-1951

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

Date of Death: 04-Jun-2015

Profession: writer, politician, diplomat, political scientist

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Avi Beker (1951 – 3 June 2015) was an Israeli writer, statesman, and academic.
Beker served as secretary-general of the World Jewish Congress from 2001 to 2003. Born in Tel Aviv in 1951, Avi Beker served in the Israel Defense Forces and rose to the rank of captain.
He graduated from Tel Aviv University and obtained a Ph.D.
in political science from City University of New York.
He was a member of the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations (1977–1982) and a delegate to five United Nations General Assemblies and two special sessions of the General Assembly on disarmament, in 1978 and 1982 respectively.