Amnon Lipkin-Shahak

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
אמנון ליפקין-שחק
Minister of Transportation
In office
5 August 1999 – 2001
Prime MinisterEhud Barak
Preceded byEhud Barak
Succeeded byRehavam Ze'evi
Minister of Tourism
In office
11 October 2000 – 2001
Prime MinisterEhud Barak
Preceded byYitzhak Mordechai
Succeeded byEfraim Sneh
Personal details
Born(1944-03-18)18 March 1944
Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died19 December 2012(2012-12-19) (aged 68)
Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, Jerusalem
Resting placeKiryat Shaul Military Cemetery, Tel Aviv
NationalityIsraeli
Political partyLabor[1]
Other political
affiliations
Center Party, New Way
SpouseTali Lipkin-Shahak
Children5
Alma materTel Aviv University
ProfessionMilitary officer
AwardsMedal of Courage (2)
Military service
Allegiance Israel
Branch/service Israel Defense Forces
Years of service1962–1998
Rank Rav Aluf (Chief of Staff; highest rank)
UnitParatroopers Brigade, Central Command
CommandsDuchifat Unit (Sayeret), Nahal Airborne Battalion, Deputy Commander of the Paratroopers Brigade, Reservist Paratroopers Brigade, Paratroopers Brigade, A reservist armored division, Steel Formation, Central Command, Intelligence, Deputy Chief of General Staff, Chief of General Staff
Battles/warsSix-Day War, Operation Inferno, War of Attrition, 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon, Yom Kippur War, First Lebanon War, First Intifada

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (Hebrew: אמנון ליפקין-שחק; March 18, 1944 – December 19, 2012)[2][3] was an Israeli military officer and politician. He served as Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, as a Member of the Knesset, and as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Tourism.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference haaretzDeath was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ (News Staff) (19 December 2012). "Former IDF Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak dies". Ynetnews. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. ^ "The IDF's 15th Chief of Staff, has died". IDF Spokesperson's Unit. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.