Haim Ben-Shahar (חיים בן שחר) (born c.1935) is an Israeli economist, and former President of

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

Biography

Ben-Shahar was born in Israel. He earned a Ph.D. in Banking and Finance from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

. He is an economist and taught economics at

. From 1972 to 1975 Ben-Shahar was Dean of the university's Social Sciences faculty. Ben-Shahar was President of Tel Aviv University from 1977 to 1983. He succeeded Professor

Yuval Ne'eman Yuval Ne'eman ( he, יובל נאמן, 14 May 1925 – 26 April 2006) was an Israeli theoretical physicist, military scientist, and politician. He was Minister of Science and Development in the 1980s and early 1990s. He was the President o ...

as President, and was in turn succeeded by

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References

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