Yoram Yair

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Major General (Res.) Yoram Shmuel Yair
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Native name	יורם יאיר
Nickname(s)	Ya-Ya
Born	29 August 1944 Ein HaNatziv, Israel
Allegiance	Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1963–98
Rank	Major general
Unit	Paratroopers Brigade
Commands	50 paratroop battalion, reserve paratrooper brigade, the IDF's Officer Candidate School (Bahad 1), the 35th Paratroopers Brigade, 91st Division, Manpower Directorate, Israel's military attaché in the United States
Battles / wars	Six-Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Operation Litani 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict First Intifada
Other work	Chairman at Yahad – United for Israel's Soldiers

Yoram Shmuel Yair (Hebrew: יורם יאיר; born 29 August 1944) is an Israeli retired soldier who served in the IDF for 35 years until his release with the rank of major general, in 1998. After his release, he volunteers in the social, educational and business fields. He serves as chairman and strategic advisor of several companies in Israel and abroad, and as chairman of "Yahad – United for Israel's Soldiers", chairman of the association "After Me!" and chairman of an association that operates drug and alcohol rehab villages. Yair built and heads the Rabin Leadership Program at the IDC Herzliya.