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Uri Simhoni

Uri Simhoni was an Israeli major general who commanded the Golani Brigade and later served as CEO of the Soltam company.

1936 to 2021Commanding the Golani BrigadeCommanding the Egoz unitHeading the Soltam arms plant

Born: 24 October 1936, Ginosar
Died: 15 December 2021
Occupation: military officer
Rank: general
Wars: Yom Kippur War, Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition

Uri Simhoni was born in 1936 in Ginosar

Uri Simhoni was born on Kibbutz Ginosar and grew up there. He joined the IDF in 1954 and volunteered for the paratroopers.

He was released in 1957 and returned to Ginosar, where he fished in the Sea of Galilee. In 1960 he married Ilana Dar. He then worked as a sailor in the Israeli merchant fleet and rose to boatswain.

He returned to the army in 1964 as an intelligence officer and rose through command posts, including the Golani Brigade. He became a major general in 1981 and served as IDF attaché in the United States until his release in 1986. He held a bachelor's degree in history from Tel Aviv University.

In 1989 he became CEO of the Soltam arms plant, which was losing money. After layoffs, a strike and a forced entry into the plant, he resigned. In 1993 he was indicted in the United States in a bribery affair, which was closed without charges after a plea deal he refused to sign.

In 1993 a Tel Aviv court convicted him of securities offenses, and President Ezer Weizman erased the conviction in 1998. He died in 2021.

Uri Simhoni's life in 8 milestones

1954
Enlisted in the IDF and joined the paratroopers.
1966
Became intelligence officer of the Golani Brigade.
1970
Took command of the Egoz reconnaissance unit.
1974
Became commander of the Golani Brigade.
1981
Promoted to major general and named head of the Training Department.
1984
Became IDF attaché in the United States.
1989
Appointed CEO of Soltam.
1998
His securities conviction was erased by the president.

Uri Simhoni served in Golani Brigade

He served in the paratroopers in the 1950s and fought at Mitla in Operation Kadesh. He later commanded Egoz and the Golani Brigade, was Northern Command operations officer in the Yom Kippur War, and retired as a major general in 1986.

Golani Brigade