Amos Lapidot

Amos Lapidot was born in 1934 in Kfar Saba

Lapidot was born in Kfar Saba in 1934. At age 12 he moved with his family to Havatzelet HaSharon. He held a BA in mathematics from Tel Aviv University and a master's degree in financial systems engineering from Stanford University.

He enlisted in the Artillery Corps in 1953 and later joined the pilots' course, which he completed in 1954. He flew in the Sinai War and commanded 101 Squadron in the Six-Day War. In 1973 he took command of Hatzor Airbase, which he led in the Yom Kippur War.

In 1975 he became head of Air Intelligence, and in 1981 director of the Lavi project. In 1982 he was promoted to Aluf and named Commander of the Air Force. Operation Wooden Leg against the PLO headquarters in Tunisia took place during his term, which ended in 1987.

In 1988 he founded a consulting firm. He was President of the Technion from 1998 to 2001 and headed several inquiry committees, including one on a 1995 fire in the Judean Hills. In 2007 he chaired a committee on civil aviation safety and resigned in 2008 after its recommendations were not implemented.

After retiring from the IDF he joined the Council for Peace and Security. In 2004 he signed a letter supporting the disengagement plan, and he was placed on the New Movement-Meretz list in a Knesset election. He was a father of 4 and died on November 20, 2019.