Ovadia Harari (September 3, 1943,

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– July 15, 2012,

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) was an Egyptian-born Israeli aerospace engineer. He was a two-time recipient of the Israel Defense Prize (1969 and 1975) and a recipient of the Israel Prize, the country's highest civilian honor, in 1987 for his contribution to the

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project. Harari was a graduate of the Technion and received an

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. He was influential in the development of

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.http://www.iai.co.il/32981-44604-en/MediaRoom_News.aspx He died on July 15, 2012, at the age of 68 and was buried in

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Israeli aerospace engineers Israel Aerospace Industries Israel Prize in technology and engineering recipients Israel Defense Prize recipients Israeli people of Egyptian-Jewish descent Egyptian emigrants to Israel Engineers from Cairo 1943 births 2012 deaths {{Israel-engineer-stub