Militaryמשה אדרי

Moshe Edri

Moshe Edri is an Israeli reserve brigadier general who heads the Israel Atomic Energy Commission and was the first head of the Tkuma Administration.

born 1962Commanding Unit 669Chairing the Atomic Energy CommissionHeading the Tkuma Administration

Born: 3 April 1962, Nof HaGalil
Occupation: military officer
Education: University of Haifa, Bar-Ilan University
Rank: tat aluf

Moshe Edri was born in 1962 in Nof HaGalil

Moshe Edri was born in 1962 in Nazareth Illit. He went to the Nir HaEmek school. He is married to Michal, whom he met when she was a clerk in the company he commanded, and they have a son and 2 daughters.

He joined the Golani Brigade, became an infantry officer and fought in the First Lebanon War. In September 1984, as a company commander, he was badly hurt in a training accident and lost his left hand. He later moved to the Air Force and served in Unit 669, which he commanded from 1998 to 2001.

He earned a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern and African studies at the University of Haifa and a master's in public policy at Bar-Ilan University. He went on to head the Air Force special forces command, command Wing 2 and lead the Special Means Division in the Operations Directorate.

He left the IDF in 2011 and worked at the Atomic Energy Commission. In June 2015 he became the defense minister's assistant for civil defense and led a project against the coronavirus. In August 2022 he became chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and from October 2023 to August 2024 he also headed the Tkuma Administration for rebuilding the Gaza border communities.

Moshe Edri's life in 10 milestones

1962
Born in Nazareth Illit.
1984
Lost his left hand in a training accident.
1990
Became deputy commander of Unit 669.
1998
Became commander of Unit 669.
2008
Led a project linking the IDF and the school system.
2011
Left the IDF.
2015
Became the defense minister's assistant for civil defense.
2022
Became chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
2023
Appointed head of the Tkuma Administration.
2024
Ended his term at the Tkuma Administration.

Moshe Edri served in Unit 669 and Golani Brigade

He served in the Golani Brigade, fought in the First Lebanon War and later commanded Air Force Unit 669 from 1998 to 2001. He holds the rank of brigadier general in the reserves.

Unit 669 Golani Brigade