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Shay Avital
Shay Avital is an Israeli major general in the reserves who commanded Sayeret Matkal and later headed the IDF Depth Corps.
born 1952Commanding Sayeret MatkalHeading the IDF Depth CorpsEnvironmental Protection Ministry director general
- Occupation
- politician, military officer
- Party
- Kadima
- Education
- John F. Kennedy School of Government, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Rank
- aluf
- Wars
- South Lebanon conflict, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War
Shay Avital was born in 1952 in moshav
Shay Avital was born in 1952 and grew up in Moshav Arbel. He studied at the Kadoorie agricultural school.
He holds a BA with honors in soil and water sciences and in agricultural economics and management from the Hebrew University. He also earned an MPA from Harvard University as part of a Wexner Foundation program.
He joined the IDF in 1970 and served in Sayeret Matkal, fighting in the Yom Kippur War and taking part in several counterterror operations. He commanded the unit from 1982, then moved to the Armored Corps and later commanded the Gaash Armored Division and a corps. He left the IDF in 2002.
He was placed 39th on the Kadima list for the seventeenth Knesset and was not elected. From 2006 to 2009 he was director general of the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
He returned to the IDF to head the Depth Corps and retired again in 2014. He is married with 4 children and lives in Arbel.
Shay Avital's life in 8 milestones
- 1952
Born in Israel.
- 1970
Joined the IDF and Sayeret Matkal.
- 1982
Became commander of Sayeret Matkal.
- 1986
Moved to the Armored Corps as a battalion commander.
- 1994
Became commander of the Gaash Armored Division.
- 2002
Retired from the IDF.
- 2006
Became director general of the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
- 2014
Retired from the IDF after heading the Depth Corps.
Shay Avital served in Sayeret Matkal
He served in Sayeret Matkal from 1970, fought in the Yom Kippur War and the Lebanon War, and commanded the unit from 1982. He later rose to major general, commanding divisions, a corps and the Depth Corps until 2014.
These 6 people share a field, a unit or a party with Shay Avital
Yoel Laviborn 1950Mayor of Ramla, 1993 to 2017Politics
Shaul Mofazborn 1948The IDF's 16th Chief of StaffPolitics- Doron Avitalborn 1959Commanding Sayeret MatkalPolitics
Avi Dichterborn 1952Directing the Shin BetPolitics
Yohanan Plesnerborn 1972The Plesner CommitteePolitics
Ehud Barakborn 1942Prime minister from 1999 to 2001Politics
Based on English Wikipedia, Shay Avital and Hebrew Wikipedia, שי אביטל, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
Photograph: Sasson Tiram, CC0