Amos Yaron

Amos Yaron
Amos Yaron
	Yaron in 1986
Native name	עמוס ירון
Born	1 April 1940; Holon, Mandatory Palestine
Allegiance	Israel
Service/branch	Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1957-1990
Rank	Aluf
Commands held	Airborne Battalion; Commander of the Paratroopers Brigade; Division 720 (Judea Division); Head of Operations Directorate; Commander of 96th Division; Manpower Directorate, 1983–1985; Military attache to the United States and Canada; 7th Brigade; Armored Corp; Director-General of the Ministry of Defense;
Battles/wars	Six-Day War; 1982 Lebanon War;
Other work	Director General of the Ministry of Defense

Amos Yaron (Hebrew: עמוס ירון; born 1 April 1940) was Israel Defense Forces Major General and former head of the Manpower Directorate. He served as the Director General of the Ministry of Defense from 1999 until 2005.

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