Meir Dagan | |
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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 | ![]() |
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]