Meir Dagan
Aluf Meir Dagan (Hebrew: מאיר דגן; 30 January 1945 – 17 March 2016) was an Israeli politician. He was a former Israel Defense Forces officer. He was a former Director of the Mossad.[1] He served as director from 2002 through 2011.
Dagan was born in the Soviet Union. He moved to Israel at age five.
Dagan died of liver cancer in Tel Aviv, Israel at the age of 71.[2]
Meir Dagan Media
Dagan, center, during the 1982 Lebanon War. To his left is Yossi Ben Hanan, to his right is Haim Nadel (he), and to the side is Amos Yaron.
Dagan as a General in 1993
IDF chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi honoring outgoing Mossad director, Meir Dagan
Meir Dagan's funeral, with Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuven Rivlin, Shimon Peres, and Moshe Ya'alon in attendance.
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References
- ↑ Egypt claims Mossad to blame for shark attacks (& details of new Mossad head) Tom Gross Media
- ↑ Lis, Jonathon; Ravid, Barak; Cohen, Gili (17 March 2016). Former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan Dies at 71. http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.709347. Retrieved 17 March 2016.