VP Land Systems

Zohar Amir

• 2001 – 2020 - Zohar Amir joined Elul in 2001, after his retirement  from the Israel Defense Forces as a Full Colonel. 

• Zohar Amir leads Elul’s  Army, Army Technologies & Logistic, Law & Order-oriented local & foreign Industries and Institutions.

• His last post in the IDF was that of assistant to the head of the IDF Planning Branch, Strategic Planning & Infrastructure Issues; responsible for IDF formulation of strategic political-military policy between the IDF, its neighbors and allies and infrastructure

• Prior to that, Zohar Amir led Army’s Force Build-Up branch.

• Zohar Amir was a commander of the 264 Merkava Tank Brigade  at his last combat posting in a career that dates back to 1979.

• 2000 - An MBA (Tel-Aviv University, 2000) and a B.A. in Political Science, Economics & Social Studies (Bar-Ilan University, 1988). Completed courses in strategic studies at the National Defense University outside Washington, Chief Technology Officer & other management and IT courses.

• 1961 - Born in Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, Israel, married to Carmel, father to Noam (1988), Ram (1991) and Shira (1995)