About Shimon Bejarno
Lived 1910 – 1971 (aged 61). Shimon Bejarno was an Israeli politician, manager, industrialist, chief executive officer and economist.
Shimon Bejarano (; 28 September 1910 – 17 October 1971) was an Israeli industrialist and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the General Zionists between 1951 and 1959.
Biography Born in Plovdiv in Bulgaria, Bejarano was educated at the Fraunfeld gymnasium in Switzerland before studying economics at the University of Milan. He emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1936. Together with his three brothers he established the Bejarno Bros cigarette factory and Assis Citrus juices and canned fruit plant. A member of Bank Leumi's Board of directors, he was also a member of the advisory board of the Bank of Israel. He was re-elected in 1955, but did not stand for re-election in the 1959 elections following the early death of his brothers Joseph and Moshe.
He died in 1971 at the age of 61.
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Who was Shimon Bejarno?
Israeli politician (1910-1971)
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Shimon Bejarno was born on 28 September 1910 in Plovdiv.
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Shimon Bejarno died on 17 October 1971 in Israel.
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Shimon Bejarno was a politician, manager, industrialist, chief executive officer and economist.
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Shimon Bejarno was Israeli.
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