Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces
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The head of all branches of the Israeli Defense Forces is the Chief of Staff, who is the only officer to hold the rank of lieutenant general. As of October 2009, the incumbent is Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi.
Many Chiefs of Staff, after retirement, have entered politics, and risen to the highest levels.
| Name | Dates | Previous | Later role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabi Ashkenazi | 2007 - | ||
| Dan Haloutz | 2005 - 2007 | ||
| Moshe Ya'alon | 2002 - 2005 | Army | |
| Shaul Mofaz | 1998 - 2002 | Army | Israeli Minister of Defense (2002); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation and Road Safety (2007) |
| Amnon Lipkin-Shahak | 1995 - 1998 | ||
| Ehud Barak | 1991 - 1995 | Prime Minister of Israel (Labor Party (Israel); Knesset | |
| Dan Shomron | 1987 - 1991 | Senior Infantry and Paratroop Officer | |
| Moshe Levy | 1983 - 1987 | ||
| Rafael Eitan | 1978 - 1983 | ||
| Mordechai Gur | 1974 - 1978 | Air Force | |
| David Elazar | 1972 - 1974 | ||
| Chaim Bar-lev | 1968 - 1972 | ||
| Yitzhak Rabin | 1964 - 1968 | ||
| Zvi Tzur | 1961 - 1964 | ||
| Haim Laskov | 1958 - 1961 | ||
| Moshe Dayan | 1953 - 1958 | Air Force | Prime Minister of Israel |
| Mordechai Maklef | 1952 - 1953 | ||
| Yigael Yadin | 1949 - 1952 | ||
| Yacov Dori | 1948 - 1949 |