Yisrael Amir

Yisrael Amir
Amir in 1997
Native name	ישראל עמיר‎
Born	(1902-11-11)11 November 1902 Vilnius, Russian Empire
Died	1 November 2002(2002-11-01) (aged 99) Tel Aviv, Israel
Allegiance	Israel
Service/branch	Haganah  Israeli Air Force
Years of service	1929–1948 (Haganah) 1948–1969 (IDF)
Rank	Sgan Aluf
Commands	Sherut Avir, Commander Israeli Air Force, Commander
Engagements	World War II (1939–1945) Israeli War of Independence (1947–1949) Second Arab–Israeli War (1956) Third Arab–Israeli War (1967) Arab–Israeli War of Attrition (1967–1970)

Yisrael Amir (Hebrew: ישראל עמיר; (1902-11-11)11 November 1902 – (2002-11-01)1 November 2002) was the first commander of the Israeli Air Force.