June Carter Cash
Famous Fiction Authors
Donna Summer
Angelina Jolie
My Ghost Story
I Survived
Babe Ruth
Johnny Cash
Georgia O'Keefe
I Survived
1 photo
Quick Facts
- NAME: Ariel Sharon
- OCCUPATION: Military Leader, Prime Minister
- BIRTH DATE: February 26, 1928 (Age: 85)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Kfar Malal, near Tel Aviv, Israel
- Nickname: Arik Sharon
- Originally: Ariel Scheinermann
- Full Name: Ariel Sharon
- ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces
Best Known For
Ariel Sharon is an Israeli statesman and retired general, who served as Israel's 11th prime minister.
Quiz
Think you know about Biography?
Answer questions and see how you rank against other players.
Play NowAriel Sharon. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 11:27, May 18, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/ariel-sharon-9480655.
Ariel Sharon. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/ariel-sharon-9480655 [Accessed 18 May 2013].
"Ariel Sharon." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 18 2013, 11:27 http://www.biography.com/people/ariel-sharon-9480655.
"Ariel Sharon," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/ariel-sharon-9480655 [accessed May 18, 2013].
"Ariel Sharon," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/ariel-sharon-9480655 (accessed May 18, 2013).
Ariel Sharon [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 18] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/ariel-sharon-9480655.
Ariel Sharon, http://www.biography.com/people/ariel-sharon-9480655 (last visited May 18, 2013).
Ariel Sharon. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/ariel-sharon-9480655. Accessed May 18, 2013.
He had little time to build this more moderate entity, suffering a mild stroke that December. The following January, Sharon had another stroke, which left him in a coma. Ehud Olmert replaced him as prime minister, as Sharon was declared "permanently incapacitated."
Sharon has remained in a coma ever since January 2006. In late 2011, reports surfaced that Sharon had showed some signs of consciousness. His son, Gilad,
told the press that his father could move his fingers when asked and make eye contact with visitors. Gilad recently wrote a book about his father, entitled Sharon: The Life of a Leader. Sharon's other son, Omri, has followed in his footsteps, serving in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. Their mother, Lili, Sharon's second wife, died in 2000.
With his brash and sometimes ruthless military and political maneuvers, Sharon inspired intense reactions from his fellow countrymen and the world at large. His legacy is likely to be viewed in opposing terms—a military tyrant and a tireless defender of Israel. As journalist Ilene R. Prusher wrote in The Christian Science Monitor, "There is one thing that Sharon's fans and foes can agree on: the man's nearly unstoppable determination to do whatever he deemed best for the sake of Israel's security."
© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
profile name: Ariel Sharon profile occupation:
Your Connections
Sign in with Facebook to see how you and your friends are connected to famous icons.
Profile Connections
Included In These Groups
-
Famous Pisceans 522 people in this group
-
Famous Military Leaders
View groupBrowse notable military leaders such as Simon Bolivar, Bob Denard, and Daniel Ortega.
Famous Military Leaders 230 people in this group
-
Famous Prime Ministers
View groupLearn more about some of the world's most famous prime ministers, including "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to hold the position; Winston Churchill, who stood against Adolph Hitler's threat to control Europe during World War II; Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister; and his daughter, Indira Gandhi, who served three consecutive terms as prime minister before she was assassinated by her bodyguards in 1984.
Famous Prime Ministers 66 people in this group
