Michael Bar-Zohar is an Israeli historian, novelist, and politician, born on 30 January 1938. He was a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and Labor Party during the 1980s and early '90s. Bar-Zohar is renowned for his extensive work in non-fiction, having authored thirty books that have been translated into sixteen languages. His contributions to literature have earned him numerous international awards.

In addition to his political career, Bar-Zohar is best known for writing the official biography of David Ben Gurion. He has also written under the pseudonym Michael Barak and is currently working on a biography of Shimon Peres.