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Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu, born October 21, 1949 in Tel Aviv, is the longest-serving Israeli prime minister, holding office from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021. He is the first Israeli prime minister born after the country's Declaration of Independence. Netanyahu also served as Finance Minister from 2003 to 2005 and Foreign Minister multiple times. He earned degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MIT Sloan School of Management.
