Avichai Mandelblit | |
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| אביחי מנדלבליט | |
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| 14th Attorney General of Israel | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 1 February 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu Naftali Bennett |
| Preceded by | Yehuda Weinstein |
| Succeeded by | Gali Baharav-Miara |
| 17th Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 29 April 2013 – 1 February 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Zvi Hauser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1963 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Spouse | Ronit |
| Education | Tel Aviv University Bar-Ilan University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Branch/service |  Israeli Army |
| Years of service | 1985–2011 |
| Rank |  Aluf (Major general) |
| Commands | Military Advocate General |
| Battles/wars | |
Avichai Mandelblit (Hebrew: אביחי מנדלבליט; born 29 July 1963) is an Israeli jurist who served as the Attorney General of Israel from 2016 to 2022. Mandelblit had a long career in the Israel Defense Forces legal system, eventually serving as the Chief Military Advocate General between 2004 and 2011. In April 2013, he was appointed Cabinet Secretary.[1] In February 2016, he was appointed Attorney General. In November 2019, following a three-year investigation,[2] Mandelblit formally indicted Israel's sitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on three charges of fraud and breach of trust, and one charge of bribery.[3]
- ^ Lis, Yehonatan; Cohen, Gili (29 April 2013). "הפצ"ר לשעבר אביחי מנדלבליט מונה למזכיר הממשלה" [Former Military Advocate General Avihai Mandelblit Appointed Government Secretary]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ Israel's Netanyahu Charged in Corruption Cases Archived 21 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press (21 November 2019).
- ^ Pfeffer, Anshel (21 November 2019). "Israel's Gatekeepers Bravely Stood Up to Netanyahu. But the Real Battle Lies Ahead". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 1 December 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.