Peleg Niago

Peleg Niago was born in 1970 in Afikim

Peleg Niago was born in 1970 and grew up on Kibbutz Afikim. Before joining the army he did a year of volunteer service.

He enlisted in the IDF in 1989 and finished flight course in 1991 as a fighter pilot. He flew several types of fighter jets, was a deputy squadron commander in a Skyhawk squadron and trained flight cadets. He took command of an advanced fighter training squadron in 2005, Squadron 117 in 2006 and Squadron 107 in 2008.

In 2010 he became chief instructor at the flight school, and in August 2012 head of the training department in the Air Division. He commanded Ramon Airbase from 2014 to 2016 and then studied at the National Security College from 2016 to 2017. From September 2017 to September 2019 he commanded Tel Nof Airbase, then left the regular army.

He holds a bachelor's degree in geophysics and planetary sciences from Tel Aviv University and a master's degree in national security and strategy from the National Security College.

In December 2019 he became director general of the Bnei Shimon Regional Council. He lives on Kibbutz Lahav, is married and has 5 children.