Amos Horev
Amos Horev | |
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עמוס חורב | |
Horev in 1957 as a colonel | |
| Born | Amos Sochaczewer 30 June 1924 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BA and Master's in mechanical engineering) |
| Known for | Former IDF Major-General President of Technion Military expert Nuclear scientist |
| Title | Professor, General |
| Spouse | Shoshana Horev |
| Children | Yehiam (son) |
Amos Horev (Hebrew: עמוס חורב; né Sochaczewer; born 30 June 1924) is an Israeli military official and expert. He served as a commander in the Palmach the elite force of the Haganah before the founding of the state, and was later an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Major-General, Chief of Ordnance and subsequently Quartermaster General and Chief Scientist of the IDF, nuclear scientist, President of Technion University, and Chairman of Rafael. In June 2010, he was appointed to the Israeli special independent Turkel Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza flotilla raid.