Danny Yatom headed Mossad from 1996 to 1998 but resigned after a bungled attack on a Palestinian militant in Jordan in 1997. Previous chiefs have been in the post for fewer years. Meir Dagan, Mossad’s 10th director, served from 2002–2011 and Israel’s prime minister extended Cohen’s term by six months. The head of Mossad is expected to serve for five years, but that isn’t always the case. He also worked as the deputy head of Mossad, and as Israel’s national security advisor, before taking over Mossad in January 2016. ![]() He also studied at the New York Institute of Technology and obtained an MBA from Pace University before working at an Israeli investment bank.īarnea's predecessor, Yosef ‘Yossi’ Cohen, was drafted into the IDF in 1979, volunteered as a paratrooper, served as a squad leader, then rose through the secret service ranks where he was in charge of case officers. Of the 12 directors who served before Barnea, seven were career officers in the secret service and five were ex-Army - not surprisingly a few mixed both careers.īarnea enlisted in the IDF in 1983 and served as a combat soldier in the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit. Spymasters generally come from one of two backgrounds. ![]() David Barnea (R) at his 2021 swearing in ceremony
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