The following is a list of presidents, rectors, and noted alumni and professors of

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( he, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the ...

Be'er Sheva Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Presidents

* Prof.

Moshe Prywes Moshe Prywes (משה פריבס; January 3, 1914 - March 1998) was a Polish-Israeli physician and educator. He was the first President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (1973-1975). Biography Prywes was born in Warsaw, Poland. He studied medic ...

1973–1975 * Ambassador

Yosef Tekoah Yosef Tekoah ( he, יוסף תקוע, 4 March 1925 – 14 April 1991) was a senior Israeli diplomat and the President of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (1975–1981). He was instrumental in the Israeli settlement in disputed DMZ territori ...

1975–1981 * Maj–Gen (Res.)

Shlomo Gazit Shlomo Gazit ( he, שלמה גזית; 22 October 1926 – 8 October 2020) was an Israeli military officer and academic. A Major General in the Israel Defense Forces, he headed Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate. He later served as Presid ...

1982–1985 * Prof.

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1985–1990 * MK Prof. Avishay Braverman 1990–2006 * Prof.

Rivka Carmi use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinates = ...

2006–2018 * Prof.

Daniel Chamovitz Daniel Chamovitz (דניאל חיימוביץ; born April 18, 1963 ) is an American-born plant geneticist and the 7th President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel. Previously he was Dean of the George S. Wise Faculty of ...

2019-

Rectors

* Prof.

Haim Hanani Haim Hanani ( as Chaim Chojnacki– 8 April 1991) was a Polish-born Israeli mathematician, known for his contributions to combinatorial design theory, in particular for the theory of pairwise balanced designs and for the proof of an existenc ...

1970–1973 * Prof. Zvi Pelah 1973–1974 * Prof. Moshe Rozen 1974–1979 * Prof. David Wolf 1979–1984 * Prof.

1984–1986 * Prof. Avraham Tamir 1986–1990 * Prof. Dov Bahat 1990–1994 * Prof. Nahum Finger 1994–2002 * Prof. Jimmy Winblatt 2002–2010 * Prof. Zvi HaCohen 2010–2018 * Prof.

Chaim Hames Chaim (Harvey) J. Hames ( he, חיים היימס; born 8 July 1966) is a professor of history at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), in Beer-Sheva, Israel, and the incumbent of the David Berg and Family Chair in European History. On Au ...

2018-

Notable faculty

Aaron Antonovsky Aaron Antonovsky (19 December 1923 – 7 July 1994) was an Israeli American sociologist and academic whose work concerned the relationship between stress, health and well-being (salutogenesis). Biography Antonovsky was born in the United Sta ...

, sociologist * Aharon Appelfeld, author * Haim Be'er, author *

Jacob Bekenstein Jacob David Bekenstein ( he, יעקב בקנשטיין; May 1, 1947 – August 16, 2015) was an American and Israeli theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of ...

, theoretical physicist * Ilana Krausman Ben-Amos, historian * Gerald Blidstein, Jewish Philosophy – Israel Prize Recipient * Dan Blumberg, geographer *

, pediatrician *

, plant biologist *

Miriam Cohen Miriam Cohen (born October 1941) is an Israeli mathematician and a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev whose main areas of research are Hopf algebras, quantum groups and Noncommutative rings. Biograph ...

, mathematician *

Shlomi Dolev Shlomi Dolev ( he, שלומי דולב; born December 5, 1958) is a Rita Altura Trust Chair Professor in Computer Science at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the head of the BGU Negev Hi-Tech Faculty Startup Accelerato Biography Shlom ...

, computer scientist *

David Faiman David Faiman (born 1944 in the United Kingdom) is a British and Israeli physicist. Background Faiman was educated at Willesden County Grammar School and the University of London, and received his Ph.D from the University of Illinois in 1969 ...

, solar engineer * Yisrael Friedman, historian *

Tikva Frymer-Kensky Tikva Simone Frymer-Kensky (October 21, 1943 – August 31, 2006) was a professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School. She received her MA and PhD from Yale University. She had previously served on the faculties of Wayne State University ...

, biblical scholar * Neve Gordon, political scientist *

, Historian * Yitzhak Hen, historian * Samuel Hollander, economist *

Klara Kedem Klara Kedem is an Israeli computer scientist, a professor of computer science at Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva, IsraelF ...

, computer scientist *

Etgar Keret Etgar Keret ( he, אתגר קרת, born August 20, 1967) is an Israeli writer known for his short stories, graphic novels, and scriptwriting for film and television. Personal life Keret was born in Ramat Gan, Israel in 1967. He is a third child ...

, author * Howard Kreisel, philosopher *

Shaul Ladany Shaul Paul Ladany ( he, שאול לדני; born April 2, 1936) is an Israeli Holocaust survivor, racewalker and two-time Olympian. He holds the world record in the 50-mile walk (7:23:50), and the Israeli national record in the 50-kilometer walk ...

, industrial engineering * Michael Lin, mathematician * Dan Meyerstein, chemist and president of

Ariel University Ariel University ( he, אוניברסיטת אריאל), previously a public college known as the Ariel University Center of Samaria, is an Israeli university located in the urban Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank. The college preced ...

* Benny Morris, historian * David Newman, political geographer *

Amos Oz Amos Oz ( he, עמוס עוז; born Amos Klausner; 4 May 1939 – 28 December 2018) was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual. He was also a professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. From 1967 onw ...

, author * Renee Poznanski, political scientist and historian of the Holocaust in France *

Joshua Prawer Joshua Prawer ( he, יהושע פרַאוֶור; November 22, 1917 – April 30, 1990) was a notable Israeli historian and a scholar of the Crusades and Kingdom of Jerusalem. His work often attempted to portray Crusader society as a forerunner t ...

, historian *

Elisha Qimron Elisha Qimron (born 5 February 1943) is an academic who studies ancient Hebrew. He took his Doctor of Philosophy in 1976 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with the dissertation ''The Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls''. Currently, he is a profes ...

, Hebrew scholar *

Eliahu Stern Eliahu "Eli" Stern (born January 5, 1948) is a professor emeritus of geography and planning, in the department of geography & environmental development at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and former secretary of the IGU Commission o ...

, geographer * Aviad Raz, sociologist *

Danny Rubinstein Daniel "Danny" Rubinstein (born 1937) is an Israeli journalist and author. He previously worked for '' Haaretz'', where he was an Arab affairs analyst and a member of the editorial board. Biography Rubinstein was born in Jerusalem in 1937. He gre ...

, journalist *

Michael Segal Michael Segal (Hebrew: מיכאל סגל; Russian: Михаил Сегал, born 1972 in Kishinev, USSR) is a Professor of Communication Systems Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, known for his work in ad-hoc and sensor networks. ...

, algorithmic networking * Alice Shalvi, educator * Richard Shusterman, philosopher *

Daniel Sivan Daniel Sivan (Hebrew: דניאל סיון, born August 21, 1949) is an Israeli Emeritus professor in the Department of Hebrew Language at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Biography Daniel Sibboni (later Sivan) was born in Casablanca, Moro ...

, Hebrew literature professor *

Carsten Peter Thiede Carsten Peter Thiede OCF KStJ (8 August 1952 – 14 December 2004) was a German archaeologist and New Testament scholar. He was also a member of PEN and appointed a Knight of Justice of the Order of St John. He taught as Professor of New Testame ...

, biblical scholar * Jacob Turkel, Israeli supreme court justice *

Oren Yiftachel Oren Yiftachel ( he, אורן יפתחאל, born 1956) is an Israeli professor of political and legal geography, urban studies and urban planning at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beersheba. He holds the Lynn and Lloyd Hurst Family Chair ...

, geographer * Avishai Henik, psychologist * Moti Herskowitz, chemical engineering * Golan Shahar, clinical psychologist * Ohad Birk, physician scientist * Steven A Rosen, archaeologist * Vered Slonim-Nevo, social work * Yuval Golan, materials scientist * Jiwchar Ganor, environmental scientist * Joseph Kost, biomedical scientist * Zvi HaCohen, organic chemistry * Oded Lowengart, marketing * Limor Aharonson-Daniel, injury epidemiology * Yuval Elovici, computer and network security * Amit Schejter, communication studies * Ozer Schild (1930-2006), Danish-born Israeli academic, President of the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming ...

and President of the

College of Judea and Samaria Ariel University ( he, אוניברסיטת אריאל), previously a public college known as the Ariel University Center of Samaria, is an Israeli university located in the urban Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank. The college preced ...

("Ariel College"). * Yuval Shahar, artificial intelligence and medical informatics *

Noam Weisbrod Noam Weisbrod (Hebrew: נעם ויסברוד) is a Hydrology Professor (Alain Poher Chair in Hydrogeology and Arid Zone Research) at the Department of Environmental Hydrology and Microbiology of the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (ZIWR), ...

, hydrology * Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby, art history *

Abraham Zangen Abraham Zangen ( he, אברהם צנגן, born 1969) is an Israeli professor of neuroscience, head of the brain stimulation and behavior lab and chair of the psychobiology brain program at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). Biograph ...

, neuroscience *

Yigal Meir Yigal Meir (20 November 1957) is the Graham Beck professor of Quantum Science and Technology at Ben Gurion University, specializing in condensed matter; in particular mesoscopic physics, disordered systems and strongly correlated materials. Am ...

, Physicist * Harold J. Vinegar, geology

Notable alumni

Amal Elsana Alh'jooj Amal may refer to: * Amal (given name) * Åmål, a small town in Sweden * Amal Movement, a Lebanese political party ** Amal Militia, Amal Movement's defunct militia * Amal language of Papua New Guinea * ''Amal'' (film), 2007, directed by Richie ...

(born 1972), Bedouin feminist and peace activist *

Muhammad Al-Nabari Dr. Muhammad Al-Nabari ( ar, محمد النباري, he, מחמד אלנבארי; born 22 February 1970) is a Bedouin, citizen of Israel, who served as the mayor of Hura, a Bedouin village in the south of Israel. He was elected in 2004, when he ...

Orna Barbivai Orna Barbivai (; born 5 September 1962) is the current Minister of Economy, a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces, and the former head of its Manpower Directorate. She was the first woman to be made Major-general (Aluf), the IDF' ...

* Isaac Berzin (born 1967), chemical engineer *

Gilad Bracha Gilad Bracha is a software engineer at F5 Networks, and formerly at Google, where he was on the Dart programming language team. He is creator of the Newspeak language, and co-author of the second and third editions of the Java Language Specificati ...

* Alon Chen (born 1970),

neuroscientist A neuroscientist (or neurobiologist) is a scientist who has specialised knowledge in neuroscience, a branch of biology that deals with the physiology, biochemistry, psychology, anatomy and molecular biology of neurons, neural circuits, and glial ...

; 11th President of the

Weizmann Institute of Science The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli unive ...

Amira Dotan Amira Dotan ( he, עמירה דותן, born 28 July 1947) is an Israeli military figure and a former member of Knesset for Kadima. Biography Dotan served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from 1965 to 1988, ending her career as the Head of the ...

(born 1947), member of Knesset * Shai Efrati (born 1971), physician and director of research center * Varda Shalev, researcher and family physician *

Gila Gamliel Gila Gamliel (; born 24 February 1974) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as the Ministry of Intelligence (Israel), Minister of Intelligence and as a member of the Knesset for Likud. She also previously served as Pensioner Affairs Mi ...

(born 1974), member of Knesset *

Anastasia Gloushkov Anastasia Gloushkov ( he, אנסטסיה גלושקוב, russian: Анастасия Глушкова; born May 24, 1985) is an Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer. Biography Gloushkov is Jewish, and was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. Her parent ...

(born 1985), Olympic synchronized swimmer * Arieh Iserles (born 1947), mathematician * Ofer Lahav (born 1959) * Hadas Malada-Matzri, M.D. (born 1984), first Ethiopian Israeli female doctor in the Israel Defense Forces *

Silvan Shalom Zion Silvan Shalom ( he, ציון סילבן שלום, born 4 August 1958) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1992 and 2015. He held several prominent ministerial positions, including being Vice Prim ...

(born 1958), Israeli minister *

Eliezer Shkedi Aluf Eliezer Shkedy (Hebrew: אליעזר שקדי; born 16 August 1957) is a retired general in the Israel Defense Forces, who served as commander of the Israeli Air Force from 4 April 2004 until 13 May 2008. He is also a former CEO of El Al, th ...

(born 1957), CEO of

El Al El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (, he, אל על נתיבי אויר לישראל בע״מ), trading as El Al (Hebrew: , "Upwards", "To the Skies" or "Skywards", stylized as ELAL; ar, إل-عال), is the flag carrier of Israel. Since its inaugura ...

Yaakov Turner Yaakov Turner ( he, יעקב טרנר, born 27 February 1935) was the mayor of Beersheba. Prior to his election as mayor, he was an Israel Air Force pilot and Israel's Chief of Police. Turner was the founder and head of the Israeli Air Force M ...

Mordechai Vanunu Mordechai Vanunu ( he, מרדכי ואנונו; born 14 October 1952), also known as John Crossman, is an Israeli former nuclear technician and peace activist who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, revealed details of Israe ...

Shelly Yachimovich Shelly Rachel Yachimovich ( he, שלי רחל יחימוביץ׳, born 28 March 1960) is an Israeli politician, who served three terms as the official Leader of the Opposition, a member of the Knesset, and a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defe ...

(born 1960), member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

, former leader of the

Israeli Labor Party The Israeli Labor Party ( he, מִפְלֶגֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית, ), commonly known as HaAvoda ( he, הָעֲבוֹדָה, , The Labor), is a social democratic and Zionist political party in Israel. The p ...

* Michael W. Sonnenfeldt (born 1955) * Tamar Zandberg (born 1976) member of Knesset * Ofer Zwikael

References

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