Nehemiah Tamari

Nehemiah Tamari
Native name
נחמיה תמרי
BornNovember 17, 1946
Ein Harod, Mandatory Palestine
DiedJanuary 12, 1994 (aged 47)
Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem
AllegianceIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1965–1994
RankAluf
UnitParatroopers Brigade
Commands890 "Efe" (Echis) paratroop battalion, Sayeret Matkal, 55th Paratroopers Brigade, Nahal Brigade, the 35th Paratroopers Brigade, 91st Division, commander of Central Command
Battles / warsSix Day War
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
Operation Entebbe
1982 Lebanon War
South Lebanon conflict
First Intifada
Other workChairman of Mekorot

Nehemiah Tamari (Hebrew: נחמיה תמרי; November 17, 1946 – January 12, 1994) was an Israeli major general (Aluf) and the commander of Central Command in 1993–1994.