Ghassan Alian (Arabic: غسان عليان, Hebrew: רסאן עליאן; born 21 March 1972), is an Israeli executive officer of IDF's Central Command, Major general by rank. Alian is one of the highest ranking Druze in the IDF and has served since 1990.[1]
Ghassan Alian is from Shefa-'Amr.[2] His wife, Shirin, works as a Hebrew teacher in a local school. They have three children.[3]
Military career
Alian was Chief Infantry and Paratroopers Officer and commanding officer of the Golani Brigade.[1] He is the first non-Jewish commander of the brigade[1][4] and the second Druze officer to command an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade; the first was Imad Fares, commander of the Givati Brigade.[5] Alian was previously the commander of the Duchifat Battalion, a reserve unit commander with the Alexandroni Brigade,[5] and commander of the Menashe Territorial Brigade near Jenin in the West Bank.[2] He had taken officer training at the same time as Naftali Bennett, Minister of the Economy, who praised Alian's selection as Golani Brigade commander by calling him "a brother".[2] Prior to his appointment to the post of commander, Alian served as the brigade's deputy commander along with other appointments.[2] In October 2013 Benny Gantz, the IDF's chief of staff, made the appointment.[5]
Alian was wounded in a battle on 19 July 2014 during overnight clashes in the northern Gaza Strip as part of Operation Protective Edge.[1] He was lightly injured in his eye, but his vision was not affected.[1] He was evacuated to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba and while being treated he reportedly stated, "I have a lot of soldiers over there and I need to get back to them".[1] He later returned to his soldiers after being treated.[6]
^ abcdefJones, Ryan (20 July 2014). "IDF Brigade Commander Wounded Leading Troops into Battle". Israel Today. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^ abcdFiske, Gavriel (24 October 2013). "In first, Druze officer to lead Golani Brigade". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^Avraham, Rachel (20 July 2014). "Wife of Wounded Golani Brigade Commander: 'I worry but he's brave'". Jerusalem Online. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^"IDF Brigade Commander Injured in Fighting". The Jewish Press. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^ abcZitun, Yaov (24 October 2013). "IDF: First Druze to command Golani Brigade". Y Netnews. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^Pfeffer, Anshel. "In Gaza, a war of two narratives". Haaretz. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
February 14, 2023
ghassan, alian, arabic, غسان, عليان, hebrew, רסאן, עליאן, born, march, 1972, israeli, executive, officer, central, command, major, general, rank, alian, highest, ranking, druze, served, since, 1990, native, nameרסאן, עליאןborn, 1972, march, 1972, shefa, israel. Ghassan Alian Arabic غسان عليان Hebrew רסאן עליאן born 21 March 1972 is an Israeli executive officer of IDF s Central Command Major general by rank Alian is one of the highest ranking Druze in the IDF and has served since 1990 1 Ghassan AlianNative nameרסאן עליאןBorn 1972 03 21 21 March 1972 age 50 Shefa Amr IsraelAllegiance IsraelService wbr branchIsrael Defense ForcesYears of service1990 RankAlufUnitCentral CommandBattles warsFirst Intifada South Lebanon conflict 1985 2000 2006 Lebanon War Operation Cast Lead Operation Pillar of Defense Operation Protective Edge Contents 1 Biography 2 Military career 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography EditGhassan Alian is from Shefa Amr 2 His wife Shirin works as a Hebrew teacher in a local school They have three children 3 Military career EditAlian was Chief Infantry and Paratroopers Officer and commanding officer of the Golani Brigade 1 He is the first non Jewish commander of the brigade 1 4 and the second Druze officer to command an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade the first was Imad Fares commander of the Givati Brigade 5 Alian was previously the commander of the Duchifat Battalion a reserve unit commander with the Alexandroni Brigade 5 and commander of the Menashe Territorial Brigade near Jenin in the West Bank 2 He had taken officer training at the same time as Naftali Bennett Minister of the Economy who praised Alian s selection as Golani Brigade commander by calling him a brother 2 Prior to his appointment to the post of commander Alian served as the brigade s deputy commander along with other appointments 2 In October 2013 Benny Gantz the IDF s chief of staff made the appointment 5 Alian was wounded in a battle on 19 July 2014 during overnight clashes in the northern Gaza Strip as part of Operation Protective Edge 1 He was lightly injured in his eye but his vision was not affected 1 He was evacuated to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba and while being treated he reportedly stated I have a lot of soldiers over there and I need to get back to them 1 He later returned to his soldiers after being treated 6 See also EditList of Israeli DruzeReferences Edit a b c d e f Jones Ryan 20 July 2014 IDF Brigade Commander Wounded Leading Troops into Battle Israel Today Retrieved 21 August 2014 a b c d Fiske Gavriel 24 October 2013 In first Druze officer to lead Golani Brigade The Times of Israel Retrieved 21 August 2014 Avraham Rachel 20 July 2014 Wife of Wounded Golani Brigade Commander I worry but he s brave Jerusalem Online Retrieved 21 August 2014 IDF Brigade Commander Injured in Fighting The Jewish Press 20 July 2014 Retrieved 21 August 2014 a b c Zitun Yaov 24 October 2013 IDF First Druze to command Golani Brigade Y Netnews Retrieved 21 August 2014 Pfeffer Anshel In Gaza a war of two narratives Haaretz Retrieved 2 September 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ghassan Alian amp oldid 1134940275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
