Ariel Porat | |
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אריאל פורת | |
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| Born | November 1, 1956 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | |
| Employer | Tel Aviv University |
| Title | President |
| Awards | The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture |
Ariel Porat (Hebrew: אריאל פורת; born November 1, 1956) is the president of Tel Aviv University (TAU), a full professor and former dean at TAU's Buchmann Faculty of Law. Until his appointment as president, he was a distinguished visiting professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School. He is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, incumbent of the Alain Poher Chair in Private Law at TAU, and recipient of The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture for Legal Research.