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Amos Gilad

Amos Gilad is a retired IDF major general who headed the Military Intelligence research division and later led the Defense Ministry's Political-Security Bureau.

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Occupation: military personnel, military officer
Education: University of Haifa
Rank: general

Amos Gilad was born in 1951 in Jerusalem

Amos Gilad was born in 1951 in Jerusalem. His mother, Hava, was a Holocaust survivor, and his father, Yitzhak, came to the Land of Israel from Czechoslovakia in 1939. He grew up in Kiryat Motzkin and attended Levinhertz High School, where his father taught and served as principal.

Through the academic reserve program, he earned a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern studies at the University of Haifa.

He joined the IDF in 1972 and worked in the research division of Military Intelligence. He served as assistant military secretary to the prime minister, became IDF Spokesperson in 1994 and head of the research division in 1996. In 2001 he was promoted to major general and named Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, retiring in July 2003.

From 2003 to March 2017 he headed the Political-Security Bureau at the Defense Ministry. He handled contacts for the release of captive soldier Gilad Shalit and took part in shaping the June 2008 truce with Hamas. In 2009 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert suspended him as envoy to Egypt after his criticism, and he returned to the role after apologizing.

He now heads the Institute for Policy and Strategy and chairs the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University in Herzliya. In 2020 he received an award from the Movement for Quality Government.

Milestones in Amos Gilad's life

1951
Born in Jerusalem.
1972
Enlisted in the IDF.
1994
Appointed IDF Spokesperson.
1996
Named head of the Military Intelligence research division.
2001
Promoted to major general and named Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.
2003
Retired from the IDF and began heading the Defense Ministry's Political-Security Bureau.
2008
Returned as acting Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.
2017
Left his post at the Defense Ministry.
2020
Received an award from the Movement for Quality Government.

Amos Gilad served in the military

He served in the IDF from 1972 to 2003, in Military Intelligence, as IDF Spokesperson from 1994 and as head of the research division from 1996. He reached the rank of major general in 2001 and served as Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.