Shlomo Lahat

Maj. Gen. Shlomo "Chich" Lahat (Hebrew: שלמה להט‎; November 9, 1927 in Berlin - October 1, 2014 in Tel Aviv) is a retired Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and former Head of the Manpower Directorate. He served as the eighth mayor of Tel Avivfrom 1974 until 1993.

Biography

Lahat was born in Germany and made Aliyah in 1933. He served in the Haganah and the Israel Defense Forces. In the IDF, he eventually became the head of the Manpower Directorate and served in that capacity until 1973.

In February 1974, he became the eighth mayor of Tel Aviv, continuing his tenure until November 1993. He was elected mayor as a member of the Likud.

On September 30, 2014, Lahat was admitted to Ichilov Hospital in critical condition due to a lung infection. He passed away on the morning of October 1, 2014.