Eitan Ben Eliyahu

Aluf Eitan Ben Eliyahu (; born 1944) is a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces and was commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF).

Early life and military career Eliyahu's father was born in Khorramshahr, Iran, and in 1922 immigrated to British-mandated Palestine; Eliyahu's mother was from North Macedonia. Eliyahu himself was born in Jerusalem in 1944. a base commander, head of the Operational Requirements Division, and in 1987 was appointed Head of Operations for the IAF. On July 1, 1996 Eliyahu was promoted to Commander of the IAF. Over the course of his tenure Eliyahu focused on extending the range of IAF operations, especially in regard to Iran. He is the chairman of the Koret Foundation's Israel Economic Development Fund and of Aeronautics Defense systems, and co-Chair of the Israel National Museum of Science. Eliyahu is also on the boards of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Zionism 2000, the Israel Democracy Institute, and the Rabin Research Center. from Tel Aviv University in strategy and international relations and attended Harvard's six-week Advanced Management Program.