Avraham Ahituv
Avraham Ahituv was director of Israel's Shin Bet security agency from 1974 to 1980.[1]
Early life
Ahituv was born in 1930 in Germany with the name Avraham Gottfried. He immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of five. Ahituv joined the Haganah at sixteen, and from there continued to the Internal Intelligence Service founded during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War which later became the Shin Bet. During that period he changed his surname from Gottfried to Ahituv.[1]
Shin Bet
Ahituv joined the Shin Bet in 1949. During his service he completed his high school matriculation test, as well as a B.A. and a masters’ degree in law. He served in a number of key positions. In 1961, he was appointed director of a Mossad branch abroad.[1]
In 1974, he was appointed ISA Director. He retired as director in 1980.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Avraham Ahituv, Israel Security Agency, accessed 9 May 2013.
