Danny Efroni

Danny Efroni
Danny Efroni being promoted to the rank of Tat Aluf (September 15, 2011)
Born	November 17, 1958
Allegiance	Israel
Years of service	1976–2009, 2011–
Rank	Aluf (major general)
Commands held	Military Advocate General
Battles/wars	1982 Lebanon War, First Intifada, al-Aqsa Intifada, Second Lebanon War

Major General Danny Efroni (Hebrew: דני עפרוני‎; born November 17, 1958) is the current Chief Military Advocate General of the Israel Defense Forces, appointed in September 2011.

Efroni was recruited to the Israel Defense Forces in 1976, after graduating from the Hebrew Reali School of Haifa. He served in an operational unit in the Intelligence Directorate.^[1]

In 1990, after receiving his law degree from Tel Aviv University School of Law, Efroni joined the Military Advocate General as a military prosecutor in the West Bank. In 1993 he returned to the Intelligence Directorate to head a regional branch of the operational unit he served in previously.

In 1996, Efroni returned to the service in the Military Advocate General. He fulfilled the positions of the Deputy Chief Military Prosecutor (1996–2000), the District Attorney for the Northern Command (2000–2003) and the Chief Military Defense Attorney (2003–2004). In 2004, he was appointed Deputy Military Advocate General.

In 2009, Efroni retired from the army, but returned to service in August 2011 when he was named successor to Chief Military Advocate General Avichai Mandelblit.^[2]

On September 15, 2011, Efroni was promoted to the rank of Tat Aluf (brigadier general) and appointed Chief Military Advocate General. On September 27, 2012, he was promoted to the rank of Aluf (major general).

Efroni is married with three children.

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