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Yoram Izhaki

Yoram Izhaki is an Israeli family physician and executive who commanded the IDF's special operations array and later managed the sister companies Medinol, Valve Medical and Microtech.

born 1960Commanding the special operations arrayManaging Medinol and sister companiesBus 300 rescue team

Born: 7 October 1960, Kfar Saba
Occupation: military officer
Education: Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Ohel Shem
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: 1982 Lebanon War

Yoram Izhaki was born in 1960 in Kfar Saba

Yoram Izhaki was born in Kfar Saba on October 7, 1960, to Doris and Yosef Izhaki, new immigrants from Iraq. He grew up in Tzahala and attended Ohel Shem high school in Ramat Gan.

He joined the IDF in 1979 and moved to Sayeret Matkal after an injury in the Paratroopers. He fought in the First Lebanon War and led a team that took part in the Bus 300 rescue. He later studied medicine at the Technion while serving again in the unit.

In 1995 he took command of a unit in the special operations array, and in 2000 he took command of the array itself. He left the IDF in 2006 as a colonel, while finishing his medical exams.

After his release he was vice president of research and development at Hubert and ran Oplon. Since 2009 he has managed Medinol, Valve Medical and Microtech, owned by Judith and Kobi Richter. He lives in Kfar Hess, where he chairs the local council, and is married to Hagar with 5 children.

Yoram Izhaki's life in 7 milestones

1960
Born in Kfar Saba.
1979
Enlisted in the IDF.
1995
Took command of a unit in the special operations array.
2000
Took command of the special operations array.
2006
Left the IDF as a colonel.
2009
Began managing Medinol, Valve Medical and Microtech.
2019
Appointed to head the inquiry into the Khan Yunis operation.

Yoram Izhaki served in Sayeret Matkal

He served in Sayeret Matkal, fought in the First Lebanon War and later commanded the special operations array, retiring as a colonel in 2006. He received a Chief of Staff citation from Shaul Mofaz.

Sayeret Matkal