Mordechai Tzipori

Mordechai Tzipori
Mordechai Tzipori
Date of birth 15 September 1924
Place of birth Petah Tikva, Mandate Palestine
Knessets 9th, 10th
Party Likud
Ministerial posts
(current in bold)
Minister of Communications

Mordechai Tzipori (Hebrew: מרדכי צפורי‎, born Mordechai Hankovich-Hendin on 15 September 1924) is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Communications from 1981 until 1984.

Biography

Born in Petah Tikva during the Mandate era, Tzipori attended a religious school in his hometown. In 1939 he joined the Irgun, and in 1945 was arrested by the British Authorities and exiled to Eritrea, Kenya and Sudan. Also he managed to escape from the detention camp in Eritrea, he was caught and imprisoned until 1948.

He became a professional soldier and served in the IDF from 1948 until 1976. During his stint in the army, he studied at the College for Command and Staff, graduating in 1959, as well as the University of Tel Aviv.

Between 1962 and 1965 he was an Armoured Battalion commander, becoming commander of the Armor School in 1968 and deputy commander of the Armor Corps in 1971. In 1973 he was appointed Commander of Command and Staff, becoming Deputy Head of Operations in the General Staff in 1974. He was demobilised in 1976 with the rank of Lieutenant General.

The following year he was elected to the Knesset on Likud's list, and in June 1977 was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense. Following the 1981 elections he became Minister of Communications, also briefly serving as Deputy Defense Minister between August 1981 and October 1983. He lost his seat and place in the cabinet in the 1984 elections.

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