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Hossein Fares

Hossein Fares is a retired Israel Police major general who was the first Druze officer to reach that rank and who commanded the Border Police.

born 1952First Druze police major generalCommanding the Border PoliceHeading the police logistics division

Occupation: police officer
Rank: Nitzav

Hossein Fares was born in 1952

Hossein Fares was born in 1952. He lives in the Druze village of Hurfeish on Mount Meron. He is married and has 6 children.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Jewish studies from Bar-Ilan University.

Fares joined the Border Police in 1973 and held many command posts. In December 2000 he became head of the police logistics division and the first Druze police officer with the rank of major general. In June 2004 he took command of the Border Police, where he promoted human rights among officers, and Palestinian complaints of violence by Border Police officers fell by 50 percent.

In 2007 he returned to head the logistics division. He received the Service Medal during his police career.

In August 2010 he was appointed chairman of the appointed committee of the Yarka local council. In 2019 he became chairman of the Mevo HaAmakim local planning and building committee, and in July 2024 chairman of the Geophysical Institute of Israel, a government company.