Ami Ayalon

Ami Ayalon
עמי איילון
Ministerial roles
2007–2008Minister without Portfolio
Faction represented in the Knesset
2006–2009Labor Party
Personal details
Born (1945-06-27) 27 June 1945 (age 79)
Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine
Military career
Allegiance Israel
Service / branch Israeli Navy
Years of service1963–1996
RankAluf
CommandsShayetet 13
Battles / warsSix-Day War
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
1982 Lebanon War
South Lebanon conflict
First Intifada
AwardsMedal of Valor

Amichai "Ami" Ayalon (Hebrew: עמיחי "עמי" איילון, born 27 June 1945) is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. He was previously head of the Shin Bet, Israel's secret service, and commander-in-chief of the Navy. He came in second to Ehud Barak in a Labor party leadership election in June 2007, and was appointed a Minister without Portfolio in September 2007. He is one of the recipients of Israel's highest decoration, the Medal of Valor.