Aby Har Even Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

He died 6 June 2021 at the age of 84 as a result of injuries during an arson attack, during Arab riots in Acre.

Har Even was seriously injured during the May riots in Acre. The hotel in which he was staying was burned, and Har Even was hospitalized with severe burns. He died, six weeks later, on June 6, 2021 at the age of 84.

In 2005, Har Even became a research associate at the Begin–Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at the Bar Ilan University, where he published several research papers on Israel’s space policy. In 2016, he published “Space Wars”, a research into the future of wars in space and the development of Anti-Satellite Weapons (ASATI).

From 1995 to December 2004, Har Even served as the fifth Director General of the Israeli Space Agency, where he expanded the ISA’s international ties and helped bring about dozens of cooperative ventures between the ISA and other space agencies from around the world.

In 1982, Har Even joined the Israel Aerospace Industries, where he served in a number of administrative and R&D positions. Initially he was head of the special programs administration and afterwards was asked to head the team that developed Israel’s Shavit satellite launcher.

During his military service Har Even graduated with an MBA from the Tel Aviv University in 1975.

In 1968 he was assigned to the weapons R&D branch which later became MAFAT, and later was promoted to the rank of colonel. In 1977 he was in charge of the team which won the Israel Defense Prize.

In 1965, Har Even was sent to Uganda to help establish the country’s air defense. Upon his return he founded the Meital unit which encouraged and headed partnerships and research with other countries on security defense systems.

Har Even served initially in the artillery corps and was sent to officers course, initially intending to pursue a military career. During his army service he attended the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and graduated as an electrical engineer in 1963. For the following years, Har Even served in the artillery corps in various R&D positions. During his studies the responsibility of anti-aircraft missiles moved to the Air Force.

Har Even married Miriam in 1959. They have 3 children, one of which is Yoav Har-Even.

Aby Har Even (Hebrew: אבי הר-אבן, March 7, 1937 – June 6, 2021) was an Israeli military scientist and the fifth Director General of the Israeli Space Agency (1995-2004). Har Even was instrumental to the Israeli space program, served pivotal roles in the Israel Aerospace Industries and was one of the founders of the IDF’s missile and advanced weaponry programs. Recipient of the Israel Defense Prize in 1977.

Har Even was born in Romania on 7 March 1937 as Abba Hartstein. His family immigrated to Israel in August 1950. In 1955 he graduated from the Rehavia Gymnasium in Jerusalem. Following his graduation he started to learn Mechanical engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology as part of the academic reserve program but a few weeks into the program it was stopped and all the participants were drafted into the artillery corps and armored corps.