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Avraham Bar David

Avraham Bar David is an Israeli military officer and business manager who served as the IDF's Chief Artillery Officer with the rank of brigadier general.

born 1938IDF Chief Artillery OfficerCEO of SoltamChairman of Imco Industries

Born: 26 January 1938, Romania
Occupation: manager, chief executive officer, military officer
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War

Avraham Bar David was born in 1938 in Romania

Bar David was born in Pașcani, Romania, to Marco and Rivka. During World War II his family hid and moved between the homes of non-Jewish farmers, and after the war they settled in the city of Roman. In 1951 he immigrated to Israel with his parents and grew up in Beersheba.

He joined the IDF in 1956 and moved to the Artillery Corps during the Sinai War. He rose through artillery command posts and fought in the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War. He served as Chief Artillery Officer from 1976 to 1980 and retired in 1982.

After his release he founded Tamuz Control Systems and led defense companies, including Nir Or and Mapro Lite, and was a director at Bank Massad. In 1990 he became CEO of Soltam. From 2005 he chaired Imco Industries and headed an armored vehicles forum at the Manufacturers Association, where he led the fight against closing the Merkava tank project.

In June 2016 he was elected chairman of the association of assisted living residents in Israel. He holds a law degree from Tel Aviv University and is married to Yafa.

Avraham Bar David's life in 10 milestones

1938
Born in Pașcani, Romania.
1951
Immigrated to Israel with his parents.
1956
Enlisted in the IDF.
1969
Took command of Battalion 334, a 160 mm mortar battalion.
1973
Became Northern Command artillery commander.
1976
Appointed Chief Artillery Officer.
1982
Retired from the IDF.
1990
Became CEO of Soltam.
2005
Became chairman of Imco Industries.
2016
Elected chairman of the assisted living residents association.

Avraham Bar David served in Artillery Corps

He served in the Artillery Corps from 1956 to 1982, fighting in the Sinai, Six-Day, Attrition and Yom Kippur wars. He was Chief Artillery Officer from 1976 to 1980 with the rank of brigadier general.

Artillery Corps