Lior Carmeli

Lior Carmeli was born in 1967 in Rishon LeZion

Lior Carmeli was born on October 1, 1967, in Rishon LeZion, where he grew up. He is married to Efrat and has 3 children. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical and electronics engineering from Tel Aviv University.

He was drafted in 1986 and volunteered for the Paratroopers, serving in the 202nd Battalion. He rose from platoon commander to commander of the battalion's spearhead company from 1991 to 1993. In 1994 he moved to Sayeret Matkal, where he later became deputy commander.

He commanded the Menashe Brigade from 2007 to 2009 and Brigade 226 from 2009 to 2011. As a brigadier general he led the Operational Activation Division in Military Intelligence, then became the first head of the expanded Special Operations Unit in 2013. From 2015 to 2017 he commanded the Judea and Samaria Division.

In 2018 he was promoted to major general and headed the Teleprocessing and Cyber Defense Directorate until 2022, when he retired. During the Swords of Iron war he led the IDF center handling missing persons and hostages. He sits on the advisory committee of the BSW group's board, and the company states he was never involved in its work with Qatar.