title: Nachman Ash
text: # Nachman Ash
  
  Nachman Ash (Hebrew: נחמן אש) (born 1961) is an Israeli physician who is currently the director-general of the Ministry of Health.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Nachman Ash was born in 1961.
  
  Ash received his medical degree from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in 1986. In 1997, he completed a residency in internal medicine at the Sheba Medical Center.
  
  ## Career
  
  Ash served as the chief of the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps from 2007 to 2011.
  
  ### Coronavirus
  
  Ash was appointed Israel's Coronavirus Commissioner by Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on November 15, 2020, succeeding Ronni Gamzu.
  
  In April 2021, Ash expressed concern that Israel did not have enough COVID-19 vaccines to provide its population with a third dose.
  
  On June 28, 2021, Ash was announced as the next Director-General of the Ministry of Health, succeeding Chezy Levy.
  
  