Background
Begin, Zeev Benjamin was born in 1943 in Jerusalem, WORLD0.
Begin, Zeev Benjamin was born in 1943 in Jerusalem, WORLD0.
Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Colorado State University.
Head environmental geology and hydrology division, mapping, marine geology and computer center division, Geological Survey of Israel, 1965-1988; chair foreign affairs and defense committee sub-commission on national defense policy, member committee constitution, law and justice, Israeli Knesset, 1988-1992; member foreign affairs and defense committee, Israeli Knesset, 1992-1996; minister science, Israeli Knesset, since 1996. Coordinator studies on siting of nuclear power plant in Israel. Head Research.Inst., College Judea and Samaria, since 1989.
With Israeli Armored Corps, 1960-1963.
Married; 6 children.