Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (Hebrew: אמנון ליפקין-שחק; March 18, 1944 – December 19, 2012) 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.
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 18 March 1944 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 19 December 2012 (aged 68) Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, Jerusalem |
| Resting place | Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery, Tel Aviv |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Political party | Labor |
| 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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