Amir Baram ( he, אמיר ברעם; born 22 July 1969) is an Israeli general (

aluf ''Aluf'' ( he, אלוף, lit=champion or "First\leader of a group" in Biblical Hebrew; ) is a senior military rank in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) for officers who in other countries would have the rank of general, air marshal, or admiral. ...

) who serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the

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He previously served as the commander of the Northern Command, commander of the

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, commander of the 91st Division, commander of

98th Paratroopers Division The 98th "HaEsh" Paratroopers Division, also known as the Fire Formation ( he, עֻצְבַּת הָאֵשׁ, ''Utzbat HaEsh''), is a reserve-service infantry division in the Israel Defense Forces. It is subordinate to the Central Regional Comm ...

and commander of the

Paratroopers Brigade The 35th Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת הַצַּנְחָנִים, ''Hativat HaTzanhanim''), also known as the Paratroopers Brigade, is an infantry brigade unit of paratroopers within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and forms a major part of ...

Early life and Education

Baram, son of Yitzhak Baram, grew up in

Ra'anana Ra'anana ( he, רַעֲנָנָּה, lit. "Fresh") is a city in the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. It was founded in 1922 as an American-Jewish settlement, 1 km south of the village of Tabsur, where an important ...

. Studied at the Reali School in Haifa and was a trainee at the "Military Command" Boarding School, which he graduated with honors

Military service

Baram was drafted into the IDF in 1988. He joined the

. He served as a soldier and a

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. He became an

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officer after completing

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and return to the Paratroopers Brigade as a

platoon leader {{unreferenced, date=February 2013 A platoon leader (NATO) or platoon commander (more common in Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth militaries and the United States Marine Corps, US Marine Corps) is the officer in charge of a platoon. This pers ...

. During his career Baram led the Brigade's

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company and the Brigade's

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company in counter-guerrilla operations in

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and Commanded 890 "Efe" (Echis) paratroop battalion during

Operation Defensive Shield Operation "Defensive Shield" ( he, מִבְצָע חוֹמַת מָגֵן, ''Mivtza Homat Magen'', literally "Operation Shield Wall") was a large-scale military operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces in 2002 during the Second Intifada ...

, and later led

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Unit in counter-terror operations in the

Second Intifada The Second Intifada ( ar, الانتفاضة الثانية, ; he, האינתיפאדה השנייה, ), also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada ( ar, انتفاضة الأقصى, label=none, '), was a major Palestinian uprising against Israel. ...

. Afterwards he commanded the Shomron Regional Brigade and later on a reserve Paratroopers Brigade. Baram was then given command of the 35th

.Lilach Shoval
The chosen ones

Israel Hayom ''Israel Hayom'' ( he, יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיּוֹם, lit=Israel Today) is an Israeli national Hebrew-language free daily newspaper. First published in 2007, ''Israel Hayom'' is Israel's most widely distributed newspaper. Owned by the fam ...

, September 23, 2011. Later commanded the

and the 91st Division. In 2017 he was promoted to the rank of

(Major general) and was given command on the

and the Northern Corps. In 2019 he was chosen to be the next commander of the IDF's Northern Command.

Awards and decorations

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

Personal life

Baram lives in

Bnei Dror Bnei Dror ( he, בְּנֵי דְּרוֹר, ''lit.'' Sons of Liberty) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located near Netanya and covering 3,200 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a populat ...

, is married to Galit and has three children. Graduate of the

IDF Command and Staff College The Command and Staff College ( he, המכללה הבין-זרועית לפיקוד ולמטה), abbreviated he, פּוּ"ם, פום, PUM, also translated as Inter-Service Command and Staff College, Israel, is intended for the training of sen ...

and the Royal College of Defense Studies. Has a bachelor's degree in law from the

Reichman University Reichman University ( he, אוניברסיטת רייכמן) is Israel's only private university, located in Herzliya, Tel Aviv District. It was founded in 1994 as the IDC Herzliya private college, before being rebranded in 2021. It receives no ...

, and a master's degree in international relations from

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

References

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