Ami Ayalon
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| Date of birth | 27 June 1945 |
| Place of birth | Tiberias, British Mandate of Palestine |
| Knessets | 17 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2006–2009 | Labor Party |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2007–2008 | Minister without Portfolio |
| Ami Ayalon | |
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| Born |
27 June 1945 Tiberias, British Palestine |
| Allegiance |
 Israel
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| Service/branch |
 Israeli Navy
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| Years of service | 1963–1996 |
| Rank | Aluf |
| Commands held | Shayetet 13 |
| Battles/wars |
Six Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict First Intifada |
| Awards | Medal of Valor |
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.
Amichay (Ami) Ayalon was born in Tiberias and grew up in kibbutz Ma'agan. His parents moved to Palestine in the 1930s. His mother came as a young girl to study in Jerusalem; his father, Yitzhak, emigrated illegally from Romania, and was one of the founders of Ma'agan, where he worked until retirement as a carpenter. Ayalon graduated from Bar-Ilan University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1980. In 1992 he received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. In 2010 he received a Master of Studies in Law from Bar-Ilan University. He is married and the father of three.
Ayalon served his entire military service in the Israeli Navy. Ayalon enlisted in 1963 and volunteered for the Shayetet 13 navy commando unit. In 1969, he participated in Operation Bulmus 6 – the assault on fortified Green Island, Egypt (jointly with Sayeret Matkal). During the operation he threw a grenade into one of the radar positions, and provided cover for other soldiers in the force. While climbing to the roof, he was hit in the forehead by a ricochet, but continued fighting. He stormed the position from which he was fired upon and injured as a result, killing two Egyptian soldiers and neutralizing the post. After which he continued along with another soldier, and managed to take control of at least two more key positions on the island. While trying to take over the third position, he was injured in the leg by a grenade, kept on fighting, only to be hit by another grenade in the neck and arm. Even so, he continued firing, only reported his injuries when the island was in full control, and was able to evacuate himself into a boat, where he injected himself with morphine. For these actions Ayalon received the Medal of Valor, Israel's highest decoration.
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