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Nadav Argaman

Nadav Argaman is an Israeli intelligence officer who served as director of the Shin Bet from 2016 to 2021.

born 1960Director of the Shin BetKilling of Ahmed Jabari in 2012Expanding Shin Bet cyber capabilities

Born: 11 August 1960, Ramat HaSharon
Occupation: intelligence officer
Education: University of Haifa

Nadav Argaman was born in 1960 in Ramat HaSharon

Argaman was born in Ramat HaSharon to Amiram and Tikva. From the age of 2 he grew up on Kibbutz Hamadia.

He was drafted in 1978 and volunteered for Sayeret Matkal, later moving to another special unit. He holds a BA and an MA in political science and a second MA in security and strategy from the University of Haifa. He is also a graduate of the National Security College.

He joined the Shin Bet in 1983. He headed its Operations Division from 2003 to 2007, led its security in North America from 2007 to 2011, and was deputy head from 2011 to 2014. In November 2012 he commanded the operation that killed Hamas military commander Ahmed Jabari.

After a loan to the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, he returned as deputy head in 2015. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chose him to lead the Shin Bet, and he took office on 8 May 2016, focusing on technology and cyber. Ronen Bar replaced him on 13 October 2021.

In 2023 he opposed the judicial reform. In 2025 he became a strategic adviser at Cognyte, and a police probe after a television interview was closed by prosecutors that August. He is remarried and lives in Rosh HaAyin.