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Yaakov Lapidot
Yaakov Lapidot is a retired IDF major general who served as director general of the Ministry of Public Security.
born 1942Armored command in 1973Heading the National Security CollegeDirector general, Ministry of Public Security
- Occupation
- military officer
- Rank
- general
Yaakov Lapidot was born in 1942 in Rehovot
Yaakov Lapidot was born in Rehovot in 1942. He is married and has 3 children.
He holds a bachelor's degree in geography and a master's degree in political science, both from the University of Haifa.
He joined the IDF in 1960 and served in the Armored Corps. He fought as a company commander in the Six-Day War and led a force of captured Tiran 5 tanks in Operation Raviv in 1969. In the Yom Kippur War he commanded an improvised force in the south and later Battalion 196, which fought in Operation Abirey Halev.
After the war he commanded several brigades and divisions and served as chief of staff of the Southern Command. In 1986 he was promoted to major general and headed the National Security College until 1990. In 1990 he led a committee on preventing accidents in the IDF, and in the Gulf War he assisted the defense minister on home front matters.
After leaving the army, he was director general of the Ministry of Police from 1991 to 1996. During his term it became the Ministry of Public Security.
Yaakov Lapidot's life in 9 milestones
- 1942
Born in Rehovot.
- 1960
Joined the IDF.
- 1969
Led captured Tiran 5 tanks in Operation Raviv.
- 1970
Became commander of Battalion 79.
- 1973
Commanded armored forces in the Yom Kippur War.
- 1984
Became deputy commander of the Ground Forces Command.
- 1986
Promoted to major general and named head of the National Security College.
- 1990
Headed an IDF committee on accident prevention.
- 1991
Became director general of the Ministry of Police.
Yaakov Lapidot served in Armored Corps
He served in the Armored Corps from 1960, fighting in the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War. He commanded Brigade 14 and Divisions 440 and 252, and retired as a major general.
These 6 people share a field, a unit or a party with Yaakov Lapidot
Yaakov Lugasi1932 to 2022Commanding Ramat David air baseMilitary
Zvika Greengoldborn 1952Zvika Force at NafekhMilitary
Avigdor Ben-Gal1936 to 20167th Armored Brigade on the GolanMilitary
Amiram Levinborn 1946Commanding Sayeret MatkalMilitary
Amir Nachumiborn 1945The 1973 air battle at OfirMilitary
Yossi Ben Hananborn 1945Medal of Courage in Yom Kippur WarMilitary
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Photograph: IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0