Ilan was born on January 17th, 1963 in Israel. Ilan's father is Elias AKIAN and his mother is Kochav. His paternal grandparents were Aharon AKIAN and Unnamed; his maternal grandparents were Meir and Unnamed. He has two brothers and two sisters, named Yizhak, Mordechay, Sarah and Ilana. He is the youngest of the five children.