Gadi Shamni

Gadi Shamni
Born	1959 Jerusalem, Israel
Allegiance	Israel
Years of service	1977—
Rank	Aluf
Commands held	Paratroopers Brigade, Infantry Corps, Gaza Division, Central Command
Battles/wars	First Lebanon War, Second Lebanon War

Mr. Gadi Shamni (born 1959) in Jerusalem is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and formerly Israel's military attaché in the United States, IDF central command commander and the military secretary to prime minister Ariel Sharon and Ehoud Olmert.

In 1977, Shamni was drafted into the Paratroopers Brigade, which he stayed in for much of his early career. Shamni was a company commander during the first Lebanon war in 1982, he commanded the paratroopers reconnaissance unit (Sayeret Hatsanhanim), commanded a paratroopers battalion, the regional brigade of Hebron and a reserve brigade. in 1999 he became the paratroopers brigade commander. In 2001, he was promoted to brigadier general and became the chief of infantry. In 2003, he was nominated to be the commanding general of the Gaza Division, and in 2004, he was the head of the operations division in IDF headquarters. In 2005, he was promoted to the rank of major general when he became the Military Secretary to the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. In May 2007, Shamni was appointed head of Central Command, replacing Yair Nave. In October 2009, he became Israel's military attaché in the United States. He left the military in 2013.

Shamni has studied at the IDF Command and Staff College and the United States Army War College, and has received a BA in economics and political science and an MA in national security. Shamni also graduated from the U.S. Army Special Forces course the class of 1984.

Shamni is married to Hadas and they have four children.

References

• "Gadi Shamni". Israel Defense Forces. Archived from the original on 2008-11-09. Retrieved 2009-03-11.