Chief of General Staff (Israel) - List of IDF Chiefs of Staff

List of IDF Chiefs of Staff

Order Name Dates Unit of commission
1st Yaakov Dori 1947–49 Haganah
2nd Yigael Yadin 1949–52 Haganah
3rd Mordechai Maklef 1952–53 British Army
4th Moshe Dayan 1953–58 Haganah
5th Haim Laskov 1958–61 British Army
6th Tzvi Tzur 1961–64 British Army
7th Yitzhak Rabin 1964–68 Haganah
8th Haim Bar-Lev 1968–72 Haganah
9th David Elazar 1972–74 Haganah
10th Mordechai Gur 1974–78 Haganah and Paratroopers
11th Rafael Eitan 1978–83 Haganah and Paratroopers
12th Moshe Levi 1983–87 Infantry Corps (Golani)
13th Dan Shomron 1987–91 Infantry Corps (Paratroopers)
14th Ehud Barak 1991–95 Special Forces (Sayeret Matkal)
15th Amnon Lipkin-Shahak 1995–98 Infantry Corps (Paratroopers)
16th Shaul Mofaz 1998–2002 Infantry Corps (Paratroopers)
17th Moshe Ya'alon 2002–05 Paratroopers and Sayeret Matkal
18th Dan Halutz 2005–07 Israeli Air Force
19th Gabi Ashkenazi 2007–11 Infantry Corps (Golani)
20th Benny Gantz 2011– Infantry Corps (Paratroopers)
Chiefs of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
  • Yaakov Dori (1947–49)
  • Yigael Yadin (1949–52)
  • Mordechai Maklef (1952–53)
  • Moshe Dayan (1953–58)
  • Haim Laskov (1958–61)
  • Tzvi Tzur (1961–64)
  • Yitzhak Rabin (1964–68)
  • Haim Bar-Lev (1968–72)
  • David Elazar (1972–74)
  • Mordechai Gur (1974–78)
  • Rafael Eitan (1978–83)
  • Moshe Levi (1983–87)
  • Dan Shomron (1987–91)
  • Ehud Barak (1991–95)
  • Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1995–98)
  • Shaul Mofaz (1998–2002)
  • Moshe Ya'alon (2002–05)
  • Dan Halutz (2005–07)
  • Gabi Ashkenazi (2007–2011)
  • Benny Gantz (2011–present)

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