Eitan Ben Elijahu
Eitan Ben Elijahu (* 1944 in Jerusalem , Hebrew איתן בן-אליהו) is a former major general ( Aluf ) of the Israeli Armed Forces and was Commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) from 1996 to 2000 .
Life
Elijahu's father was born in Khorramshahr in Iran and emigrated to the British Mandate Palestine in 1922 , where Eitan Elijahu was born in 1944. He studied at Bar-Ilan University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in economics and business administration. He also earned a Masters in Strategy and International Relations from Tel Aviv University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University .
During the 1973 Yom Kippur War , Elijahu shot down two Egyptian fighter planes and led a squadron of F-4 Phantom II fighters ; In 1981 he flew escort fighters during Operation Opera , which led to the destruction of the Iraqi nuclear reactor Osirak . Elahiju served as the commander of an F-15 squadron, as the commander of a military base, as the head of the Operational Requirements Division, and was appointed chief of operations for the IAF in 1987. On July 1, 1996 he was finally promoted to commandant there. During his tenure, Elijahu focused on expanding the areas of operations for the IAF, specifically with regard to Iran. With this in mind, Elijahu ordered 25 F-15I fighters , which have a greater range than the F-15 fighters previously acquired by Israel. Elahiju resigned as IAF commander on April 4, 2000.
Since he retired from active service, Elijahu founded the Sentry Technology Group , where he also acted as CEO, and from 2000 to 2002 he was President of East West Ventures Ltd. He is chairman of the Israeli Economic Development Fund of the Koret Foundation and co-chairman of the Israeli National Museum of Science, Technology and Space . Elahiju is also on the board of directors of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem , the Zionism 2000 Movement , the Israel Institute for Democracy and the Rabin Research Center .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Ben-Eliahu
- ↑ Melman, Yossi and Javedanfar, Meir. The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran . Basic Books, 2008. ISBN 9780786721061 , pp. 187-188
- ↑ Aloni, Shlomo. Holmes, Tony. Israeli F-4 Phantom II Aces . Osprey Publishing, 2004. ISBN 9781841767833 , p. 35
- ^ Museum Co-Chair, Major-General (res.) Eitan Ben Eliahu
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Herzl Bodinger |
Commanders of the Israeli Air Force 1996–2000 |
Dan Chalutz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elijahu, Eitan Ben |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jerusalem |