David Ivry
David Ivry | |
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National Security Advisor (Israel) | |
| In office March 1999 – January 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Uzi Dayan |
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| Born | 1934 (age 89–90) Israeli National Security Council |
David Elkana Ivry (
Biography
David Ivry was born in
Ivry resides in Ramat Hasharon. He is married to Ofra, with whom he has 3 children.[4] His son, Gil Ivry, was an F-16 pilot who died in a training accident in 1987. In 2008 he was awarded honorary member of his home town, Ramat Hasharon.[5]
Airforce career
In 1956 he was sent to a special flight-instructors course in the
In 1960 he was appointed commander of the basic squadron at the IAF academy, and in 1961 he was a member of the IAF delegation to France to onboard the IAF's Mirage III fighters. In 1962, he became the deputy commander of the first Israeli squadron of the French Dassault Mirage. In 1963 he was appointed as commander of the 109th Mystere squadron, and in 1964 he became commander of the 117th squadron, the first jet squadron in the IAF. In 1966 he became commander of the IAF academy and its first commander after the move from Tel Nof base to Hazerim base.
In the
Public service and diplomatic career
In 1982 he left the service and became Chairman of the Israeli Aerospace Industry (IAI) for a short period. In 1983 he returned to service and become deputy Head of the General Staff and Head of the IDFs Operations Division. in 1985 he was appointed again as Chairman of the IAI and during 1986-1996 was the Director General of the Ministry of Defense. He served as head of the Israeli National Security Counsel between March 1999 - January 2000.
In 2002-2002, Ivry was Israel's ambassador to the United States.
On September 2, 2003, Boeing named Ivry as vice president of Boeing International and president of Boeing Israel. He represents the company’s business interests and coordinates companywide business activities in Israel.[2] He retired in 2021 and was succeeded by Ido Nehoshtan, who also served as the commander of the Israeli Air Force (2008-2012).[8]
References
- ^ "'Israel's Existential Threat Is From Within': David Ivry, a Pillar of Israeli Defense for Decades, Tells All". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ a b "Boeing: David Ivry". www.boeing.com.
- ^ "David Ivry". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
- ^ "'Israel's Existential Threat Is From Within': David Ivry, a Pillar of Israeli Defense for Decades, Tells All". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "יקירי רמת השרון לדורותיהם". אתר עיריית רמת השרון (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- ^ "Chronological Listing of Israel". Archived from the original on 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ Grant, Rebecca. "The Bekaa Valley Ward". Air Force Magazine Online. 85 (June 2002). Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ Ahronheim, Aaron (2021-09-29). "Boeing Israel appoints former IAF commander Ido Nehushtan as president". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
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