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Moti Almoz

Moti Almoz is an Israeli major general in the reserves who served as IDF Spokesperson and as head of the IDF Personnel Directorate.

born 1967IDF SpokespersonHead of the Personnel DirectorateHead of the Civil Administration

Occupation: warrior, military officer
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Rank: general
Wars: 2006 Lebanon War

Moti Almoz was born in 1967 in Migdal

Mordechai (Moti) Almoz was born in 1967 to Gila and Shmuel (Sami) Almoz. He grew up in Migdal, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

He joined the Combat Engineering Corps in 1985 and became an officer. He commanded Battalion 605, the Southern Command engineers and the Jordan Valley Brigade. In 2007 he became a brigadier general and chief of staff of the Central Command.

In 2010 he became head of the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria. From 2013 he served as IDF Spokesperson, including during Operation Protective Edge and the Elor Azaria affair. In 2017 he became a major general and head of the Personnel Directorate, a post he held until 2021.

After leaving the army he turned to farming, mainly growing mangoes near Migdal. In 2025 he headed a committee on support for discharged soldiers and reservists who died by suicide. He holds degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, lives in Kfar Tavor, and is married to Tali with five children.

Milestones in Moti Almoz's life

1985
Joined the IDF Combat Engineering Corps.
1998
Became commander of Battalion 605.
2004
Became commander of the Jordan Valley Brigade.
2007
Promoted to brigadier general and named Central Command chief of staff.
2010
Became head of the Civil Administration.
2013
Took office as IDF Spokesperson.
2017
Promoted to major general and became head of the Personnel Directorate.
2021
Ended his term as head of the Personnel Directorate.
2025
Headed a committee on suicides of discharged soldiers and reservists.

Moti Almoz served in the military

Almoz served in the IDF from 1985, rising from combat engineer officer to major general. He was IDF Spokesperson from 2013 to 2017 and head of the Personnel Directorate from 2017 to 2021.