1. Eyal Zamir is the current Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, having taken office on 5 March 2025.
12 Facts About Eyal Zamir
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Eyal Zamir is a graduate of the 17th class of The Military Academy for Command in Tel Aviv.
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Eyal Zamir is a graduate of the Inter-Service Command and Staff College, and the National Security College.
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Eyal Zamir holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Tel-Aviv University, a Master's degree in national security from the University of Haifa, and is an alumnus of the General Management Program for Senior Executives of The Wharton School.
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Eyal Zamir began his service in the IDF in 1984, joining the Armored Corps.
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Eyal Zamir completed an armored officers course and was a platoon commander and company commander in the 500th Brigade and the 460th Brigade.
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Eyal Zamir served in this position until 1997, when he went on to study for a year at the Ecole militaire in France.
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Eyal Zamir appeared alongside Aviv Kohavi, Yair Golan and Nitzan Alon on the 2018 shortlist to replace then chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot.
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Kochavi was ultimately appointed to the post, with Eyal Zamir becoming Deputy Chief of Staff, a position he held until 11 July 2021.
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Eyal Zamir was announced as one of three candidates along with Herzi Halevi and Yoel Strick.
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Eyal Zamir was announced as Halevi's replacement on 1 February 2025.
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Eyal Zamir was awarded two campaign ribbons, for his service during two wars.