Amos Horev (Hebrew: עמוס חורב; né Sochaczewer; born 30 June 1924)[3] is an Israeli military official and expert.

He served as a commander in the Palmach the elite force of the Haganah before the founding of the state, and was later an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Major-General, Chief of Ordnance and subsequently Quartermaster General and Chief Scientist of the IDF, nuclear scientist, President of Technion University, and Chairman of Rafael.

[4][5][6][7][8][9] In June 2010, he was appointed to the Israeli special independent Turkel Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza flotilla raid.

[11] He was President of Technion University from 1973 to 1982, replacing Alexander Goldberg and succeeded by Josef Singer.

He was Aluf (Major General), the highest rank in the Israel Defense Forces after the Chief of Staff.