Micha Ram
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Native name
מיכה רם
Born4 July 1942
Kfar Bialik, Mandatory Palestine
Kfar Bialik, Mandatory Palestine
Died14 January 2018 (aged 75)
Allegiance
Israel
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| Native name | מיכה רם |
| Born | 4 July 1942 Kfar Bialik, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 14 January 2018 (aged 75) |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Service |  Israeli Navy |
| Years of service | 1956–1992 |
| Rank | Aluf |
| Commands | Sa'ar 4 class missile boat, Commander Israeli missile boat fleet, Assistant Commander of the Israeli Naval Fleet in the Red Sea, Commander of the Israeli Naval Intelligence arm, Israel's Military attaché to the United States, Commander of the Israeli Navy |
| Battles / wars | Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict First Intifada |
Micha Ram (Hebrew: מיכה רם; July 4, 1942 – January 14, 2018[1]) was an Israeli Aluf (Military reserve) in the Israel Defense Forces. He was the Commander of the Israeli Navy in the years 1989–1992.[2]
In 1956, at age 14, Ram joined a Naval Academy in Akko. He joined the missile fleet of the Israeli Navy. In early 1973, he became the commander of a Sa'ar 4 class missile boat. During the Yom Kippur War, his missile boat, along with four other missile boats under the command of General Michael Barkai, took part in the historic naval Battle of Latakia against the Syrian Navy. Two days later he was involved in Battle of Baltim.
