Zvi Zamir

Zvi Zamir
צבי זמיר‎
Zamir in 1960
Born
Zvicka Zarzevsky

(1925-03-03)3 March 1925
Łódź, Poland
Died2 January 2024(2024-01-02) (aged 98)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationDirector of Mossad
Espionage activity
Allegiance State of Israel
Service branch
Service years
  • Palmach: 1942–1948
  • IDF: 1948–1968
  • Mossad: 1968–1974
RankMajor general
The ceremonial parade opening the Sixth Battalion Day at Camp Israel, 1948. Center: Zvi Zamir (the battalion commander), right: Yaakov Hefetz (adjutant), left: Yitzhak Yaakov (operations officer)
Brigadier General Zvi Zamir, c. 2004

Zvi (Zvika) Zamir (Hebrew: צבי זמיר; born Zvicka Zarzevsky; 3 March 1925[1] – 2 January 2024[2]) was a senior figure in the Israeli defense establishment and an Israeli businessman. He served as Commander of the Southern Command from 1962–1965 and as Head of the Mossad from 1968–1974. He was also the CEO of Oil Refineries Ltd. from 1976–1990.

  1. ^ J. Ben Hirsh, "Brigadier Zvi Zamir," Jewish General Officers: A Biographical Dictionary, vol. 1, East Bentleigh, Melbourne: Victorian Branch, Military Historical Society of Australia, 1967, p. 45.
  2. ^ Ofer Aderet, "Zvi Zamir, Mossad Chief During the Yom Kippur War, Dies at 98," Haaretz, 2 January 2024.