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Michal Abadi-Boiangiu

Michal Abadi-Boiangiu is an Israeli economist, accountant and lawyer who was the first woman to serve as Accountant General of Israel, from 2011 to 2017, and returned to the post in 2026.

born 1966First female Accountant General of IsraelPrivatization of Israel Discount BankChairing Psagot Investment House

Born
5 December 1966, Holon
Occupation
banker, certified public accountant

Michal Abadi-Boiangiu was born in 1966 in Holon

Abadi-Boiangiu was born on 5 December 1966 in Holon and grew up there. Her mother came to Israel from Morocco and worked as a midwife. Her father came from Egypt.

She joined the IDF in 1984 and served as an intelligence officer in Unit 8200. She then studied economics and accounting at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and became a certified public accountant. She later earned a law degree from Tel Aviv University and became a lawyer.

She began her career at the accounting firm Somekh Chaikin. In 1997 she became economic adviser to Health Minister Yehoshua Matza and later served as a deputy director-general of the Ministry of Health. From 2003 she chaired the state company that sold bank shares, and she led the privatization of Israel Discount Bank.

In 2006 she joined the First International Bank of Israel as a vice president and head of its chief accounting division. In 2011 she became Accountant General, in charge of executing the state budget and managing state assets, and served until January 2017.

In 2018 she became chair of Psagot Investment House, and in 2021 chair of the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company. She also chaired Dorad Energy. She returned as Accountant General in February 2026. She is married with 2 children and lives in Holon.

Michal Abadi-Boiangiu's life in 9 milestones

  1. 1966

    Born in Holon.

  2. 1984

    Joined the IDF and served in Unit 8200.

  3. 1997

    Became economic adviser to the health minister.

  4. 2003

    Appointed chair of the state company holding bank shares.

  5. 2011

    Became the first woman to serve as Accountant General.

  6. 2017

    Completed her first term as Accountant General.

  7. 2018

    Appointed chair of Psagot Investment House.

  8. 2021

    Appointed chair of the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company.

  9. 2026

    Returned to the post of Accountant General.

Michal Abadi-Boiangiu served in Unit 8200

She enlisted in the IDF in 1984 and served as an intelligence officer in Unit 8200.

Unit 8200

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Based on English Wikipedia, Michal Abadi-Boiangiu and Hebrew Wikipedia, מיכל עבאדי-בויאנג'ו, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

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