(1945- ) A Jewish
Israeli military, intelligence and political figure. Ayalon was a career naval officer, holding the position of Commander of the Israeli Navy from 1992-1996. Following Israeli Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin's assassination in 1995, he became the head of Shin Bet,
Israel's internal security agency, retiring in 2000. In 2002, he launched the People's Voice Initiative with
Sari Nusseibeh, a civilian initiative meant to demonstrate Israeli and
Palestinian popular support as a member of the Labor party in 2006 and served until he lost his seat in the 2009 elections. As of May 2015, he is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the University of Haifa. See "
Ami Ayalon appointed Chairman of the Executive Committee," University of Haifa, January 19, 2011. See also the Oscar-nominated 2012 documentary, "
The Gatekeepers."