Mossad
Mossad (Hebrew for Institute) is an abbreviation for ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim (Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks), an Israeli intelligence agency focussed on foreign intelligence.[1]
Directors
- Reuven Shiloah 1949-1952
- Isser Harel 1953-1963
- Meir Amit 1963-1968
- Zvi Zamir 1968-1974
- Itzhak Hofi 1974-1982
- Nahum Admoni 1982-1989
- Shabtai Shavit 1989-1996
- Dani Yatom 1996-1998
- Efraim Halevi 1998-2002
- Meir Dagan 2002[2]-2010
- Tamir Pardo 2010-[3]
Notes
- ↑ Mossad, Federation of American Scientists, accessed 14 May 2009.
- ↑ About Us - Directors, Mossad, accessed 14 May 2009.
- ↑ Yossi Melman, Who is new Mossad chief Tamir Pardo, Haaretz, 29 November 2010.