Commander of the Israeli Air Force
מפקדי חיל האוויר
Incumbent
Tomer Bar
since 4 April 2022
 Israeli Air Force
Reports toChief of the General Staff
FormationMay 1948
First holderYisrael Amir

The Commander of the Israeli Air Force (Hebrew: מפקדי חיל האוויר) is the head and highest-ranking officer of the Israeli Air Force, and has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the air force. The current Commander Tomer Bar.

List of officeholders


No. Picture Name Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Yisrael Amir
Amir, YisraelYisrael Amir
(1902–2002)		May 1948July 19482 months[1]
2
Aharon Remez
Remez, AharonAharon Remez
(1919–1994)		July 1948December 19502 years, 5 months[1]
3
Shlomo Shamir
Shamir, ShlomoShlomo Shamir
(1915–2009)		December 1950August 19518 months[1]
4
Haim Laskov
Laskov, HaimHaim Laskov
(1919–1982)		August 1951May 19531 year, 9 months[1]
5
Dan Tolkowsky
Tolkowsky, DanDan Tolkowsky
(born 1921)		May 1953July 19585 years, 2 months[1]
6
Ezer Weizman
Weizman, EzerEzer Weizman
(1924–2005)		July 1958April 19667 years, 9 months[1]
7
Mordechai Hod
Hod, MordechaiMordechai Hod
(1926–2003)		April 1966May 19737 years, 1 month[1]
8
Benny Peled
Peled, BennyBenny Peled
(1928–2002)		May 1973October 19774 years, 5 months[1]
9
David Ivry
Ivry, DavidDavid Ivry
(born 1934)		October 1977December 19825 years, 2 months[1]
10
Amos Lapidot
Lapidot, AmosAmos Lapidot
(1934–2019)		December 1982September 19874 years, 9 months[1]
11
Avihu Ben-Nun
Ben, AvihuAvihu Ben-Nun
(born 1939)		September 1987January 19924 years, 4 months[1]
12
Herzl Bodinger
Bodinger, HerzlHerzl Bodinger
(born 1943)		January 1992July 19964 years, 6 months[1]
13
Eitan Ben Eliyahu
Eliyahu, EitanEitan Ben Eliyahu
(born 1944)		July 1996April 20003 years, 9 months[1]
14
Dan Halutz
Halutz, DanDan Halutz
(born 1948)		April 2000April 20044 years[1]
15
Eliezer Shkedi
Shkedi, EliezerEliezer Shkedi
(born 1957)		April 2004May 20084 years, 1 month[1]
16
Ido Nehoshtan
Nehoshtan, IdoIdo Nehoshtan
(born 1957)		May 2008May 20124 years[1]
17
Amir Eshel
Eshel, AmirAmir Eshel
(born 1959)		May 2012August 20175 years, 3 months[1]
18
Amikam Norkin
Eshel, AmirAmikam Norkin
(born 1966)		August 2017April 20224 years, 8 months[2]
19
Tomer Bar
Norkin, AmikamTomer Bar
(born 1969)		April 2022Incumbent2 years[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Israel Air Force: Commanders-in-Chief". JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ Gal Perl Finkel, IDF promotes officers who think outside the box, but still follow the line, The Jerusalem Post, June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Ahronheim, Anna (2021-07-05). "New IAF commander announced: Tomer Bar - IDF". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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