Meir Dagan | |
|---|---|
| מאיר דגן | |
 Dagan in 2011 | |
| Director of the Mossad | |
| In office 2002–2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Ariel Sharon Ehud Olmert Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Efraim Halevy |
| Succeeded by | Tamir Pardo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Meir Hubermann 30 January 1945 Kherson, USSR (present-day Ukraine) |
| Died | 17 March 2016 (aged 71) |
| Awards | Medal of Courage |
| Nickname | King of Shadows[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Branch/service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1963–1996 |
| Rank | Aluf |
| Battles/wars | Six-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]
- ^ 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.
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