Ido Ben-Moshe

Ido Ben-Moshe was born in 1970 in Zichron Yaakov

Ido Ben-Moshe was born in 1970 and grew up in Zichron Yaakov, the eldest of 3 brothers. His parents were born in Israel. He graduated from the agricultural high school in Pardes Hanna.

In 1988 he volunteered for the Navy's naval officers course and finished it in 1990. He then served in the missile boat flotilla, where he commanded the INS Yafo and later the INS Lahav. He also led Squadron 916 in Ashdod and Squadron 33.

After studying at the National Security College, he became head of the Operations Department of the Naval Staff in 2011 as a colonel. He ran the Navy's operations in Operation Pillar of Defense. In 2014 he took command of the Ashdod sector, including during Operation Protective Edge, and in 2016 he became head of the Naval Staff.

He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and a master's degree in political science from the University of Haifa and the National Security College. Since leaving the IDF he has been a partner in defense industry companies. He is married to Dafna, has 3 children and lives in Moshav Magshimim.