Eyal Zamir

Eyal Zamir
Eyal Zamir
Born (1966-01-26) January 26, 1966 (age 58)
Eilat
Allegiance Israel
Service / branch Israel Defense Forces
Years of service1984-
Rank Aluf (Major General)
Battles / wars

Eyal Zamir (Hebrew: אייל זמיר; born 26 January 1966) is an Israeli retired major general, currently serving as Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. He was the Deputy Chief of Staff from December 2018[1] and was replaced by Herzi Halevi in July 2021.[2]

He was the commander of the Southern Command,[3] Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, commander of the 36th Division and commander of the 7th Armored Brigade.

On 2 January 2023, he was appointed director general of the Ministry of Defense by Yoav Gallant.[4]

  1. ^ "Netanyahu names Eyal Zamir as next IDF deputy chief of staff". The Times of Israel. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi takes over as IDF's deputy chief of staff". The Times of Israel. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. ^ Tamari, Nachmia (2017-01-11). "חודר שריון: בצה"ל מחפשים את הנוסחה לעידוד השירות בטנקים". Maariv. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. ^ "סגן הרמטכ"ל לשעבר מונה למנכ"ל משרד הבטחון". סרוגים (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-01-02.