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Benny Arad

Benny Arad was an Israeli artillery officer with the rank of brigadier general and the first director general of the Anti-Drug Authority.

1934 to 2007First head of Anti-Drug AuthorityArtillery command in Yom Kippur WarChief of staff, Northern Command

Born: 3 October 1934
Died: 13 August 2007
Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf

Benny Arad was born in 1934

Benny Arad, born Benjamin Itzkovitz, was born in Romania on October 3, 1934.

He joined the IDF in the early fifties and served in the Artillery Corps. In the Six-Day War he commanded Battalion 344, a reserve mortar battalion that supported the Harel and Kiryati brigades around Jerusalem. He later commanded Battalion 402 and served during Operation Avuka at Suez, and studied at the war college in France.

In the Yom Kippur War he commanded Artillery Group 212, which supported Division 36 on the Golan Heights. From 1977 to 1979 he was chief of staff of Northern Command, including during Operation Litani. In 1979 he became deputy commander of the National Security College, and he retired in 1982.

After leaving the army he worked for the Joint Israel organization. He headed the Anti-Drug Authority from its founding in 1988 until 1996. He died on August 13, 2007, and was buried in the Kfar Nachman cemetery in Ra'anana.

Benny Arad's life in 8 milestones

1934
Born in Romania.
1972
Became head of the training department and commander of Artillery Group 212.
1975
Became head of the combat doctrine department.
1977
Became chief of staff of Northern Command.
1979
Appointed deputy commander of the National Security College.
1982
Retired from the IDF.
1988
Appointed first head of the Anti-Drug Authority.
2007
Died and was buried in Ra'anana.

Benny Arad served in Artillery Corps

He served in the Artillery Corps from the early fifties until 1982 and reached the rank of brigadier general. He commanded artillery units in the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War and was chief of staff of Northern Command.

Artillery Corps