Ronen Bar is the director of
Shin Bet
The Israel Security Agency (ISA; he, שֵׁירוּת הַבִּיטָּחוֹן הַכְּלָלִי; ''Sherut ha-Bitaẖon haKlali''; "the General Security Service"; ar, جهاز الأمن العام), better known by the acronym Shabak ( he, ...
since 13 October 2021. He previously served as deputy head of Shin Bet. Bar was appointed by Prime Minister
Naftali Bennett
Naftali Bennett ( he, נַפְתָּלִי בֶּנֶט, Transliterated: , ; born 25 March 1972) is an Israeli politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Israel from 13 June 2021 to 30 June 2022, and as the 3rd Alternate Prime Minist ...
and his nomination was approved by Israel's cabinet on 11 October 2021.
He assumed office on 13 October 2021.
Biography
Bar served in the Israel Defense Forces’
Sayeret Matkal
General Staff Reconnaissance Unit (formerly Unit 269 or Unit 262), more commonly known as Sayeret Matkal ( he, סיירת מטכ״ל) is the special reconnaissance unit (''sayeret'') of Israel's General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, General ...
unit.
He joined Shin Bet as a field agent in 1993,
and in 2011 was named head of Shin Bet's Operations Division.
Bar became head of the resource development department in 2016, and became Shin Bet deputy chief in 2018.
Bar is expected to serve as director until 2026.
Personal life
Bar was age 55 when he was appointed in 2021.
References
External links
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Directors of the Shin Bet
Living people
Israeli Jews
Year of birth missing (living people)