The

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i Personnel Directorate (, ''Agaf Koakh Adam'', abbreviated to AKA), formerly called the Manpower Directorate and the Human Resources Directorate, is the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

body that holds responsibility for planning and coordination of Human Resources placement and movement within the IDF, planning and management of all military Human Resources, and responsibility for the welfare of all servicemembers. The current Head of the Personnel Directorate is Major General Yaniv Asor.

Units and Corps

The Personnel Directorate has eight main corps and General Officer-level units directly subordinate to it, as well as numerous units and sub-units. The six main subordinates are: * Military Police Corps *

Education and Youth Corps The Israeli Education and Youth Corps ( he, חיל החינוך והנוער, ''Heil HaHinuh VeHaNo'ar'') is the IDF Manpower Directorate corps responsible for the education of soldiers and commanders in Israel's military. It is designed to instruc ...

* Human Resources Corps and Casualties Division * Gender Advisor to the Chief of Defense Staff * Staff Division and General Corps *Human Resources Planning and Management Division ** Meitav *Welfare Division **MOFET *Behavioral Science Center

Commanders

Below are the historical commanders of the directorate. All of them finished their duties with the rank of

Aluf ''Aluf'' ( he, אלוף, lit=champion or "First\leader of a group" in Biblical Hebrew; ) is a senior military rank in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) for officers who in other countries would have the rank of general, air marshal, or admiral ...

, although some assumed the position with a lower rank. Includes pre-IDF

Haganah Haganah ( he, הַהֲגָנָה, lit. ''The Defence'') was the main Zionist paramilitary organization of the Jewish population ("Yishuv") in Mandatory Palestine between 1920 and its disestablishment in 1948, when it became the core of the ...

commander Moshe Zadok. *

Moshe Zadok Moshe Lehrer Tzadok (sometimes spelled Moshe Zadok; he, משה צדוק (לֶרֶר); July 1, 1913 - March 15, 1964) was Haganah fighter and later an Israel Defense Forces, IDF Aluf, major general, first head of the Manpower Directorate during the ...

(May 1947 – 1949) * Shimon Mazah (1949 – December 1952) *

Zvi Zur Tzvi Tzur ( he, צבי צור, also transliterated Zvi Tsur, 1923 – 28 December 2004) was an Israeli officer who served as the IDF's 6th Chief of Staff (1961–1963). Biography Early life Tzur was born in the Zaslav in the Soviet Union (no ...

(December 1952 – February 1956) * Gideon Shoken (February 1956 – April 1961) *

Aharon Doron Aharon Doron ( he, אהרון דורון; February 17, 1922 – December 14, 2016) was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and an educator. He served as the head of the Manpower Directorate under the General Staff from April 1961 to July ...

(April 1961 – July 1963) * Haim Ben David (July 1963 – July 1966) * Shmuel Eyal (July 1966 – 1970) *

Shlomo Lahat Shlomo "Chich" Lahat ( he, שלמה להט; November 9, 1927 – October 1, 2014) was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and former Head of the Manpower Directorate. He served as the eighth mayor of Tel Aviv in 1974–1993, for four co ...

(1970–1973) * Herzl Shapir (1973 – April 1974) *

Moshe Gidron Moshe Gidron ( he, משה גדרון, May 25, 1925 – November 14, 2009) was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and former head of the Manpower Directorate. Biography Gidron was born in Tel Aviv during the British Mandate of Palest ...

(April 1974 – 1976) *

Raphael Vardi Rafael Vardi (Also spelled Raphael Vardi; he, רפאל ורדי; 1922 – 25 December 2016) was Israel Defense Forces Major General and former head of the Manpower Directorate. Vardi was also the Chief Military Police Officer from 1960 to 1 ...

(1976–1978) *

Moshe Nativ Moshe Nativ ( he, משה נתיב; born Moise Vegh; June 22, 1932 – September 20, 2008) was Israel Defense Forces Major General and former head of the Manpower Directorate. Biography Nativ was born as Moise Vegh in 1932 in a Petrova, a small ...

(1978–1983) *

Amos Yaron Amos Yaron ( he, עמוס ירון; born 1 April 1940) was Israel Defense Forces Major General and former head of the Manpower Directorate. He served as the Director General of the Ministry of Defense from 1999 until 2005. Biography Military s ...

(1983–1985) *

Matan Vilnai Matan Vilnai ( he, מַתָּן וִילְנָאִי; born 20 May 1944) is an Israeli politician and a former major general in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). A former Knesset member and government minister, he was appointed ambassador to Chi ...

(January 1986 – 1989) *

Ran Goren Ran Goren ( he, רן גורן; born March 19, 1942) is a retired fighter pilot and Major General of the IDF, former Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Head of the Manpower Directorate. Biography Early life Goren was born in Kibbutz Merhavia ...

(1989–1992) *

Yoram Yair Yoram Shmuel Yair ( he, יורם יאיר; born August 29, 1944) is an Israeli retired who served in the IDF for 35 years until his release with the rank of major general, in 1998. After his release, he volunteers in the social, educational and ...

(1992–1995) *

Gideon Shefer Gideon (; ) also named Jerubbaal and Jerubbesheth, was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. Gideon was the son of Joash, from the Abie ...

(1995–1998) *

Yehuda Segev Judah or Yehuda is the name of a biblical patriarch, Judah (son of Jacob). It may also refer to: Historical ethnic, political and geographic terms * Tribe of Judah, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel; their allotment corresponds to Judah or Jud ...

(1998–2001) *

Gil Regev Gil or GIL may refer to: Places * Gil Island (disambiguation), one of several islands by that name * Gil, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Hil, Azerbaijan, also spelled ''Gil, a village in Azerbaijan * Hiloba, also spelled ''Gil, ...

(2001–2004) *

Elazar Shtern Elazar Stern ( he, אֶלְעָזָר שְׁטֵרְן) is an Israeli politician and military general. He was a major general (res.) in the Israel Defense Forces, serving as Head of the Manpower Directorate, commander of the IDF Officers Trainin ...

(2004–2008) *

Avi Zamir Avi is a given name, usually masculine, often a diminutive of Avram, Avraham, etc. It is sometimes feminine and a diminutive of the Hebrew spelling of Abigail. People with the given name include: * Avi (born 1937), Newbery award-winning Ameri ...

(2008–2011) *

Orna Barbivai Orna Barbivai (; born 5 September 1962) is the current Minister of Economy, a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces, and the former head of its Manpower Directorate. She was the first woman to be made Major-general (Aluf), the IDF' ...

(2011–2014) * Hagai Topolanski (2014–2017) *

Moti Almoz Mordechai (Moti) Almoz ( he, מוטי אלמוז; born 1967) is a major general ("Aluf") in the Israel Defense Forces who has been serving as the IDF Spokesperson since 2013. He previously served as commander of the Combat Engineering Corps and h ...

(2017–2021) *

Yaniv Asor Yaniv ( he, יָניב, links=no) is a Hebrew male name meaning "he will prosper". It may also refer to: * Yaniv (card game), an Israeli card game with no established rules * Yaniv (village), south of Pripyat, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine * Yaniv, Ukraine, ...

(2021–)

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