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}}'''Lieutenant General Shaul Mofaz''' is an Israeli former soldier and politician. He joined the [[Israel Defense Forces]] in 1966 and served in the [[Paratroopers Brigade]]. He fought in the [[Six-Day War]], [[Yom Kippur War]], [[1982 Lebanon War]], and [[Operation Entebbe]] with the paratroopers and [[Sayeret Matkal]], an elite [[special forces]] unit. In 1998 he became the sixteenth IDF's Chief of the General Staff, serving until 2002. He is of Iranian Jewish ancestry.
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Lieutenant General '''Shaul Mofaz''' is an Israeli former soldier and politician. He joined the [[Israel Defense Forces]] in 1966 and served in the [[Paratroopers Brigade]]. He fought in the [[Six-Day War]], [[Yom Kippur War]], [[1982 Lebanon War]], and [[Operation Entebbe]] with the paratroopers and [[Sayeret Matkal]], an elite [[special forces]] unit. In 1998 he became the sixteenth IDF's Chief of the General Staff, serving until 2002. He is of Iranian Jewish ancestry.
 
  
 
After leaving the army, he entered politics. He was appointed [[Israel/Defence Ministry|Minister of Defense]] in 2002, holding the position until 2006 when he was elected to the Knesset on the Kadima list. He then served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation and Road Safety until 2009. After becoming Kadima leader in March 2012 he became Leader of the Opposition, before returning to the cabinet during a 70-day spell in which he served as Acting Prime Minister, Vice Prime Minister and [[Minister without Portfolio]]. Kadima was reduced to just two seats in the 2013 elections, and Mofaz retired from politics shortly before the 2015 elections.
 
After leaving the army, he entered politics. He was appointed [[Israel/Defence Ministry|Minister of Defense]] in 2002, holding the position until 2006 when he was elected to the Knesset on the Kadima list. He then served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation and Road Safety until 2009. After becoming Kadima leader in March 2012 he became Leader of the Opposition, before returning to the cabinet during a 70-day spell in which he served as Acting Prime Minister, Vice Prime Minister and [[Minister without Portfolio]]. Kadima was reduced to just two seats in the 2013 elections, and Mofaz retired from politics shortly before the 2015 elections.

Revision as of 14:25, 18 September 2020

Person.png Shaul Mofaz  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Soldier, Politician)
Shaul Mofaz.jpg
Born4 November 1948
Tehran, Iran
ReligionJewish

Employment.png IDF/Chief of Staff

In office
9 July 1998 - 9 July 2002

Lieutenant General Shaul Mofaz is an Israeli former soldier and politician. He joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1966 and served in the Paratroopers Brigade. He fought in the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War, and Operation Entebbe with the paratroopers and Sayeret Matkal, an elite special forces unit. In 1998 he became the sixteenth IDF's Chief of the General Staff, serving until 2002. He is of Iranian Jewish ancestry.

After leaving the army, he entered politics. He was appointed Minister of Defense in 2002, holding the position until 2006 when he was elected to the Knesset on the Kadima list. He then served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation and Road Safety until 2009. After becoming Kadima leader in March 2012 he became Leader of the Opposition, before returning to the cabinet during a 70-day spell in which he served as Acting Prime Minister, Vice Prime Minister and Minister without Portfolio. Kadima was reduced to just two seats in the 2013 elections, and Mofaz retired from politics shortly before the 2015 elections.


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Herzliya Conference/200621 January 200624 January 2006Israel
Reichman University
Herzliya
A 2006 conference on Israeli security needs.
Herzliya Conference/200721 January 200724 January 2007Israel
Tel Aviv
Reichman University
"The conference examined the array of dangers, threats and difficulties Israel has faced since early 2006, identified a broad web of problems in all of the fundamental strata upon which national security is based, and proposed strategies for action."
Herzliya Conference/20092 February 20094 February 2009Israel
Reichman University
Herzliya
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