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Amir Lazar

Amir Lazar is a retired Israeli Air Force brigadier general who headed the Air Division at Air Force headquarters and became the Defense Minister's assistant for defense preparedness.

born 1973Head of the Air DivisionCommanding Ramat David Air BaseDefense Minister's defense preparedness assistant

Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf

Amir Lazar was born in 1973

Amir Lazar was born in 1973. He is married and has 3 children.

He holds a bachelor's degree in law and a master's degree in business law from Reichman University in Herzliya. He also studied national resource strategy at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.

Lazar joined the IDF in 1991 and finished the flight course as a fighter pilot in 1993. He was an instructor at the flight school and flew F-15 and F-16 jets. He later commanded Squadron 105 and Squadron 107, then held senior posts in the Air Operations Division.

In 2017 he became commander of Ramat David Air Base. In July 2020 he was named head of the Air Division. He retired from the IDF in May 2022 and in June 2022 was appointed the Defense Minister's assistant for defense preparedness and head of the Special Means Division.

Amir Lazar's life in 7 milestones

1991
Joined the IDF.
1993
Completed the flight course as a fighter pilot.
2010
Took command of Squadron 105.
2012
Took command of Squadron 107.
2017
Became commander of Ramat David Air Base.
2020
Appointed head of the Air Division.
2022
Retired from the IDF and became the Defense Minister's assistant for defense preparedness.

Amir Lazar served in IDF Pilot Course

Lazar served in the Israeli Air Force from 1991 to 2022 as a fighter pilot, commanding Squadrons 105 and 107 and Ramat David Air Base. He retired as a brigadier general after heading the Air Division.

IDF Pilot Course