Eyal Grinboim

Eyal Grinboim was born in 1972

Eyal Grinboim was born on September 8, 1972. He grew up in Kfar Saba as the eldest of 4 brothers.

He joined the IDF in 1991 and completed flight course 127 as a fighter pilot. He flew the F-15 in Squadron 106 and served as a deputy commander in Squadrons 106 and 105. He later commanded Squadron 106 and then Squadron 69, which flies the F-15I.

He headed the operations department at Air Force headquarters and then commanded Hatzor base. As a brigadier general he commanded Nevatim base, where the first F-35 jets of the Air Force arrived. He then headed the Air Operations Group and later served as Air Force chief of staff until 2023.

In reserve duty during the Swords of Iron War, he advised the Air Force commander, commanded the control post and flew as an F-15 pilot. He holds a bachelor's degree in biomechanical engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and a master's degree from the University of Haifa and the National Security College. He is married with 3 children.