Amir Baram
Amir Baram
Native name
אמיר ברעם
Born (1969-07-22) 22 July 1969 (age 54)
Beersheba, Israel
Allegiance Israel
Service/branch Israel Defense Forces
Years of service1988–present
Rank Aluf (Major General)
Commands held
Battles/wars

Amir Baram (Hebrew: אמיר ברעם; born 22 July 1969) is an Israel Defense Forces major general (Aluf) who currently serves as the Deputy Chief of General Staff.

He previously served as the commander of the Northern Command, commander of the IDF Military Colleges, commander of the 91st Division, commander of 98th Paratroopers Division and commander of the Paratroopers Brigade.

Early life and education

Baram, son of Yitzhak Baram, grew up in Ra'anana.[1] Studied at the Reali School in Haifa and was a trainee at the "Military Command" Boarding School, which he graduated with honors.[2]

Military service

Maj. Gen. Amir Baram
Maj. Gen. Amir Baram during a military exercise in Israel's northern region.

Baram was drafted into the IDF in 1988. He joined the Paratroopers Brigade.[3] He served as a soldier and a squad leader. He became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School and return to the Paratroopers Brigade as a platoon leader.[4] During his career Baram led the Brigade's Anti-tank company[5] and the Brigade's Reconnaissance company in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon[6] and Commanded 890 "Efe" (Echis) paratroop battalion during Operation Defensive Shield,[7] and later led Maglan Unit in counter-terror operations in the Second Intifada.[8]

Afterwards, he commanded the Shomron Regional Brigade and later on a reserve Paratroopers Brigade. Baram was then given command of the 35th Paratroopers Brigade.[9] Later commanded the 98th Paratroopers Division and the 91st Division. In 2017 he was promoted to the rank of aluf (Major general) and was given command on the IDF Military Colleges and the Northern Corps. In 2019 he was chosen to be the next commander of the IDF's Northern Command. He served as commander until 2022, when he was replaced by Ori Gordin.[10][11] Baram was then appointed as the deputy chief of staff of the IDF, replacing Herzi Halevi on October 31, 2022.[12]

Awards and decorations

Baram was awarded three campaign ribbons for his service during three conflicts.

Second Lebanon War South Lebanon Security Zone Operation Protective Edge

Personal life

Baram lives in Bnei Dror, is married to Galit and has three children. Graduate of the IDF Command and Staff College and the Royal College of Defense Studies. Has a bachelor's degree in law from the Reichman University,[2] and a master's degree in international relations from King's College London.

References

  1. ^ "אחריהם לצנחנים". ynet (in Hebrew). November 22, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "הריסה נאורה". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Gal Perl Finkel, IDF promotes officers who think outside the box, but still follow the line, The Jerusalem Post, June 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Amos Harel, Replicating Lebanon in the West Bank, Haaretz, July 12, 2002.
  5. ^ Gal Perl Finkel, Importance of IDF Ground Forces in new army appointments, The Jerusalem Post, February 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Avihai Becker, With Surgical Precision, Haaretz, December 26, 2002.
  7. ^ Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel, Recollections of Israel's Operation Defensive Shield, Ten Years Later, Haaretz, March 30, 2012.
  8. ^ Gal Perl Finkel, Hezbollah in crisis, but Israel cannot take its eyes off it, The Jerusalem Post, April 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Lilach Shoval, The chosen ones, Israel Hayom, September 23, 2011.
  10. ^ ""לא נחטא בשאננות ונהיה עם שתי עיניים פקוחות": "לא נחטא בשאננות ונהיה עם שתי עיניים פקוחות": מפקד פיקוד הצפון החדש, אלוף אורי גורדין, נכנס לתפקידו". את"צ (in Hebrew). Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "המינויים החדשים במטה הכללי" [The new appointments at the General Staff]. www.idf.il (in Hebrew). Israel Defense Forces. May 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "Amir Baram takes over as Israeli army's deputy chief of staff". i24NEWS. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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