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Israeli politician (born 1944)

Matan Vilnai (Hebrew: מַתָּן וִילְנָאִי; born 20 May 1944) is an Israeli politician and a former major general in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

A former Knesset member and government minister, he was appointed ambassador to China in 2012. Since 2017 Vilnai serves as the president of the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce.

Biography

Matan Vilnai was born in Jerusalem.

His father was Prof.

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Zev Vilnay, a pioneer in the sphere of Israeli geography and Land of Israel studies, from whom he inherited a love of nature and hiking.^[1] Matan graduated from the Hebrew Reali School in 1962 and was drafted into the IDF, serving in the Paratroopers Brigade and the elite reconnaissance unit Sayeret Matkal.

He holds a B.A. in history from Tel Aviv University.

Vilnai lives in Mevasseret Zion and is married with three children.

Military career

Vilnai was deputy commander [1] of the assault force in Operation Thunderbol