Amir Nachumi

Amir Nachumi
Born1945
Jerusalem, British Mandate for Palestine
AllegianceIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1962–1996
RankBrigadier general
Commands107 Squadron
110 Squadron
Ramat David Airbase
IAF Air Group
Battles/warsSix Day War
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
Operation Opera
1982 Lebanon War
Operation Solomon
AwardsMedal of Distinguished Service
Other workPresident and CEO of TIL Defense Systems
CEO of Triphase Technologies Ltd.
Manager of GlassCeraX

Amir Nachumi (Hebrew: אמיר נחומי; born 1945) is a retired Israeli Air Force Brigadier General who, in the course of his career, shot down 14 enemy aircraft, making him one of Israel's top flying aces. He scored 7 aerial kills in the F-4 Phantom II during the Yom Kippur War, 7 in the F-16 Fighting Falcon in fighting over Lebanon, and participated in Operation Opera, the 1981 raid that destroyed an Iraqi nuclear reactor.