Noam Ben Zvi

Noam Ben Zvi was born in 1951 in Kfar Yehoshua

Noam Ben Zvi was born in 1951 in Kfar Yehoshua. He holds a degree in general studies from the University of Haifa.

He was drafted in 1969 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade, where he joined Battalion 890. He completed the infantry squad commanders course and the infantry officers course with distinction. He then returned to the battalion as a platoon commander.

He fought in the Yom Kippur War and the First Lebanon War. In the reserves he held several command posts and completed a battalion commanders course. At the request of Major General Nehemia Tamari he returned to regular service and commanded Maglan during the fighting in the southern Lebanon security zone.

He later served as deputy commander of the Tzemach and Shomron brigades, then commanded the Western Sector Brigade of the Lebanon Liaison Unit. He was afterward the IDF attaché to NATO, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. In the reserves he serves at the Lebanon Corps headquarters, and he served more than 400 reserve days in the Swords of Iron War.