Ami Ayalon
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 5
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- June 27, 1945
- Place of birth
- Tiberias, British Palestine
Biography
Amihai "Ami" Ayalon (Hebrew: עמיחי "עמי" איילון, born 27 June 1945) is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. He was previously head of the Shin Bet, Israel's secret service, and commander-in-chief of the Navy. He came in second to Ehud Barak in a Labor party leadership election in June 2007, and was appointed a Minister without Portfolio in September 2007. He is one of the recipients of Israel's highest decoration, the Medal of Valor.
