Shaul Mofaz

(1948 - )

Lt.-Gen. Shaul Mofaz, born in Iran in 1948, is married with four children. He immigrated to Israel in 1957. In 1966 he joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and as a paratrooper, in the Six-Day War he fought in the Negev. He then filled command positions in the Paratroop Brigade. He commanded the Paratroop Reconnaissance Unit and a paratroop battalion, served as a Deputy Paratroop Brigade Commander, and commanded the Paratroop Brigade. During the 1982 Operation Peace for Galilee, he was an infantry brigade commander. He received a BA in business administration from Bar-Ilan University and attended the Command and Staff College of the US Marine Corps. Subsequently he served as the Commander of IDF Officers School.

1986-88 Commander of the Paratroop Brigade

 
1988 Promoted to Brigadier-General

 
1988-90 Held senior position in Ground Corps Command

 
1990-92 Commander of the Galilee Formation

 
1993-94 Officer Commanding IDF forces in Judea and Samaria

 
1994 Promoted to Major-General

 
1994-96 G.O.C. Southern Command

 
1996-97 Chief of Planning Branch of the General Staff

 
1997 Deputy Chief of General Staff and Chief of General Staff Branch (J-3)

 
1998-2002 Became sixteenth Chief of General Staff

In November 2002, Shaul Mofaz was appointed Minister of Defense.

In May 2006 Shaul Mofaz was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation and Road Safety.

He is married with four children.

Source: Israeli Foreign Ministry