Gavriel Amir

Gavriel Amir was born in 1934 in Tel Aviv

Gavriel Amir was born in Tel Aviv on June 28, 1934, to the Klapper family. As a child he moved with his family to Jerusalem, where he studied at a cheder and at the Geula school. He was wounded in an Arab Legion attack during the War of Independence.

He joined the Nahal in 1951 and later became a career officer in the Armored Corps. He commanded Battalion 82 in the Six-Day War and led the 7th Brigade in 1971 and 1972. In the Yom Kippur War he commanded Brigade 460 on the southern front, including the crossing of the Suez Canal.

After the war he became the first commander of Division 880 and later headed the operations department. He left the army as a brigadier general.

He joined the Israel Police in 1980. He was the first commander of the re-established Central District from 1981 to 1985, commanded the Tel Aviv District from 1985 to 1988, and then served as deputy inspector general. He was Commissioner of the Prison Service from 1991 to 1993.

In 1994 he led the police delegation to the international peace force in Haiti. He was active in the Yad LaShiryon association. He was married with 3 children and died on May 4, 2005.