Ovadia Harari

Ovadia Harari (September 3, 1943, Cairo, Egypt – July 15, 2012, Israel) 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 IAI Lavi project.^[1]

Harari was a graduate of the Technion and received an MBA from INSEAD in France.^[2] He was influential in the development of Israel Aerospace Industries.^[3]

He died on July 15, 2012, at the age of 68 and was buried in Hod HaSharon.^[2]

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