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Moshe Edri

Moshe Edri is a retired Israel Police major general who commanded the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv districts and became Director General of the Knesset in 2023.

born 1967Commanding the Jerusalem Police DistrictCommanding the Tel Aviv Police DistrictDirector General of the Knesset

Occupation: police officer
Education: Bar-Ilan University
Rank: Nitzav

Moshe Edri was born in 1967 in Haifa

Moshe Edri was born in 1967 and grew up in Haifa. He graduated from the Pirchei Aharon yeshiva high school in Kiryat Shmuel.

He earned a bachelor's degree in Land of Israel studies from Bar-Ilan University in 1997. In 2006 he received a master's degree in Middle East studies from Tel Aviv University.

In the IDF he served as deputy commander of the Golani reconnaissance unit. He joined the Israel Police in 1990 and led stations, the Etgar unit, the Yiftach and Yarkon regions and the Traffic Division. He commanded the Jerusalem District from 2014 and the Tel Aviv District from 2016 until he retired in 2018.

In 2018 he became Director General of the Ministry of Public Security. Minister Gilad Erdan recommended him as police commissioner, but an advisory committee rejected his candidacy and he withdrew in December 2018. In January 2023 he became Director General of the Knesset.

Moshe Edri's life in 7 milestones

1990
Joined the Israel Police.
2006
Appointed commander of the Etgar unit.
2013
Promoted to major general and named head of the Traffic Division.
2014
Became commander of the Jerusalem District.
2016
Became commander of the Tel Aviv District.
2018
Retired from the police and became Director General of the Ministry of Public Security.
2023
Became Director General of the Knesset.