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Giora Ram-Forman
Giora Ram-Forman was an Israeli Air Force fighter pilot who became deputy commander of the Air Force and later led Ma'abarot Products and the Kibbutz Artzi movement.
1935 to 2025Deputy commander of the Air ForceChairman of Ma'abarot ProductsSecretary general of Kibbutz Artzi
- Born
- 14 January 1935, Ma'abarot
- Died
- 5 March 2025
- Occupation
- manager, chief executive officer, military officer
- Rank
- tat aluf
- Wars
- Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War
Giora Ram-Forman was born in 1935 in Ma'abarot
Giora Ram-Forman was born on January 14, 1935, in Kibbutz Ma'abarot. He lived there with his wife Ruti. His granddaughter is the journalist Lior Kenan.
He served as a pilot and flight instructor, left the army in 1957 and returned in 1960. He commanded squadrons, the flight school and Wing 1, and fought in the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War. He became deputy Air Force commander in 1979 and retired in January 1983 as a brigadier general.
He earned a bachelor's degree from Bar-Ilan University and a master's in economics from Tel Aviv University. After leaving the army he completed a doctorate in economics at Johns Hopkins University.
A Mapam member, he wrote articles against the First Lebanon War and helped found the Council for Peace and Security in 1988. He was secretary general of the Kibbutz Artzi until 1996 and chaired Ma'abarot Products from 2003 to 2014. He died on March 5, 2025.
Giora Ram-Forman's life in 9 milestones
- 1935
Born in Kibbutz Ma'abarot.
- 1965
Appointed commander of Squadron 113.
- 1967
Shot down an Egyptian MiG-21 in the Six-Day War.
- 1973
Appointed commander of Wing 1 during the Yom Kippur War.
- 1979
Appointed deputy commander of the Air Force.
- 1983
Retired from the IDF as a brigadier general.
- 1988
Co-founded the Council for Peace and Security.
- 2003
Became chairman of Ma'abarot Products.
- 2025
Died.
Giora Ram-Forman served in IDF Pilot Course
He was an Israeli Air Force fighter pilot who commanded Squadron 113, the flight school and Wing 1, and headed Air Force operations in the Yom Kippur War. He served as deputy Air Force commander from 1979 and retired in 1983 as a brigadier general.
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