Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
Israeli chief of staff, politician (1944–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Amnon Lipkin-Shahak | |
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אמנון ליפקין-שחק | |
Minister of Transportation | |
In office 5 August 1999 – 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Ehud Barak |
Preceded by | Ehud Barak |
Succeeded by | Rehavam Ze'evi |
Minister of Tourism | |
In office 11 October 2000 – 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Ehud Barak |
Preceded by | Yitzhak Mordechai |
Succeeded by | Efraim Sneh |
Personal details | |
Born | (1944-03-18)18 March 1944 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
Died | 19 December 2012(2012-12-19) (aged 68) Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, Jerusalem |
Resting place | Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery, Tel Aviv |
Nationality | Israeli |
Political party | Labor[1] |
Other political affiliations | Center Party, New Way |
Spouse | Tali Lipkin-Shahak |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | Tel Aviv University |
Profession | Military officer |
Awards | Medal of Courage (2) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Israel |
Branch/service | Israel Defense Forces |
Years of service | 1962–1998 |
Rank | Rav Aluf (Chief of Staff; highest rank) |
Unit | Paratroopers Brigade, Central Command |
Commands | Duchifat 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/wars | Six-Day War, Operation Inferno, War of Attrition, 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon, Yom Kippur War, First Lebanon War, First Intifada |
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