Meir Dagan

Meir Dagan
מאיר דגן
Dagan in 2011
Director of the Mossad
In office
2002–2011
Prime MinisterAriel Sharon
Ehud Olmert
Benjamin Netanyahu
Preceded byEfraim Halevy
Succeeded byTamir Pardo
Personal details
Born
Meir Hubermann

(1945-01-30)30 January 1945
Kherson, USSR (present-day Ukraine)
Died17 March 2016(2016-03-17) (aged 71)
AwardsMedal of Courage
NicknameKing of Shadows[1]
Military service
Allegiance Israel
Branch/serviceIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1963–1996
RankAluf
Battles/warsSix-Day War
Yom Kippur War
1982 Lebanon War

Aluf Meir Dagan (Hebrew: מאיר דגן; 30 January 1945 – 17 March 2016) was an Israel Defense Forces Major General (reserve) and Director of the Mossad.[2]

  1. ^ Bar-Zohar, Michael; Mishal, Nissim (2012) [2010]. "One". Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service (Book) (Paperback) (First ed.). HarperCollins (published November 2012). p. 11. ISBN 9780062123442.
  2. ^ Egypt claims Mossad to blame for shark attacks (& details of new Mossad head) Tom Gross Media