Yoram Yair
| Yoram Yair | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | יורם יאיר |
| Nickname(s) | Ya-ya |
| Born |
1943 (age 72–73) |
| Allegiance | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1963–95 |
| Rank | Aluf |
| Unit | Paratroopers Brigade |
| Commands held | 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 of Mekorot |
Yoram Yair (Hebrew: יורם יאיר; born 1943) is an Israeli retired general who held several prominent posts including the head of the IDF's Manpower Directorate.[1]
Military service
Yair was drafted into the IDF in 1963. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade. He served as a soldier and a squad leader. In 1964 he became an as an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School and return to the Paratroopers Brigade as a platoon leader. In the The Six Day War he served as a company commander in the Brigade's 50 battalion and fought in The Gaza Strip. Afterwords he served as the battalion's executive officer. During the Yom Kippur War Yair took command on the 50th paratroop battalion who's commander was ill, and led it through the battles in the Golan Heights and in the Sinai Peninsula. Later on he commanded a reserve Paratrooper Brigade and the IDF's Officer Candidate School (Bahad 1). In the 1982 Lebanon War he led the 35th paratroopers Brigade during heavy fighting against PLO operatives and the Syrian army.[2] Afterwords he commanded the 91st Division in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon. During the years 1992–1995 he was the head of the IDF's Manpower Directorate and later on he served as Israel's military attaché in the United States.
References
- ↑ Nechama Duek, IDF's next chief rabbi praised despite controversy, Ynetnews, 17 July 2016.
- ↑ Amir Oren, Secrets of the Ya-Ya Brotherhood, Haaretz, 17 October 2006.