- Lost left eye on 7 June 1941 in action against the pro-nazi Vichy French in Lebanon during World War II.
- The only person to be a son and a father of Members of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament. He himself was also a MK between 1959 and 1981.
- Israeli army general and government official. Held several cabinet posts.
- Held the following positions in the Israeli government: Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Defence & Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- Son of MK Shmuel Dayan (1891-1968) & Dvora Zatulovsky (1890-1956).
- Moshe & Ruth Dayan had 3 children: MK Yael Dayan (b. 1939), Sculptor Ehud "Udi" Dayan (b. 1942) & director / producer Assi Dayan (1945-2014).
- The chief of Staff of the Israeli army (1953-1958)
- Member of the Israeli parliament "Ha-Knesset" (1959-1981, his death)
- Israel's defence minister (1967-1973), foreign minister (1977-1979) and agriculture minister (1959-1964)
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