Avraham Tamir

Avraham Tamir
Avraham Tamir
	Tamir at Camp David in 1978
Born	Avraham Treinin; 9 November 1924; Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died	20 December 2010 (aged 86); Tel Aviv, Israel
Resting place	Kiryat Shaul Cemetery
Other political; affiliations	Yahad (1984); Labor (1984–1998); Likud (1996)
Spouses	; Varda Agronsky (divorced) Tehila Selah (date missing)
Children	5
Relatives	Avner Treinin (brother); Daniel Efrat (grandson); Ovad Efrat (son-in-law)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom; Israel
Service/branch	British Army; Haganah; Israeli Ground Forces
Years of service	1944–1948 (UK); 1948–1984 (Israel)
Rank	Aluf (Major General)
Commands held	Commander of Haganah Battalion; Commander of the Negev Brigade; Chief of IDF Staff and Command College; Director of the National Security Unit
Battles/wars	World War II Italian campaign; ; 1947–1949 Palestine war Kfar Etzion massacre; ; Suez Crisis; Six-Day War; War of Attrition; Yom Kippur War; 1982 Lebanon War;
Awards	War of Independence Ribbon; Decoration of State Warriors; Sinai War Ribbon; Six-Day War Ribbon; Yom Kippur War Ribbon; First Lebanon War Ribbon;
Director General of the Prime Minister's Office
	In office; 1984–1986
Prime Minister	Shimon Peres
Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 1986–1988
President	Chaim Herzog
Prime Minister	Yitzhak Shamir
Special Assistant to the President
	In office; 1993–1998/2000
President	Ezer Weizman

Avraham Tamir (Hebrew: אברהם טמיר; 9 November 1924 – 20 December 2010), also known as Abrasha or Avrasha Tamir, was an Israeli soldier and statesman. Born in the Mandate of Palestine, Tamir joined the British Army as part of the Jewish Brigade, serving in World War II, and became a commanding officer in the Haganah. This gave him a command in the Israel-Palestine war, where he defended the Etzion bloc during the Kfar Etzion massacre, ultimately being captured wounded. When Israel was founded, he joined the Israel Defense Forces, rising to the rank of major general (Aluf). During his time with the IDF he served in the Yom Kippur War and 1982 Lebanon War as well as several Cold War conflicts in the Middle East. Specialising in national security and military strategy, after his military career he became an advisor to leading Israeli politicians, and contributed to the Camp David Accords.

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