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Noam Shapira

Noam Shapira is a retired IDF colonel who served as chief of staff of Unit 8200 and commander of the Intelligence Corps' Hatzav unit.

born 1948Chief of staff of Unit 8200Commanding the Hatzav unitFirst CEO of Agmon association

Born: 18 January 1948, Afula
Occupation: military officer
Rank: aluf mishne

Noam Shapira was born in 1948 in Afula

Noam Shapira was born in Afula on January 18, 1948. His father Anatol came from Germany in 1934, served in the Haganah and helped found Israel's cheese industry. His mother Mina was a chief clerk at the Hasbaka company.

He graduated from the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa, in its Oriental studies track, and headed its student council. From 1970 to 1972 he earned a bachelor's degree in Arabic and Middle East studies at the University of Haifa.

He joined the Intelligence Corps in 1966 and served in Unit 515, later Unit 8200, through the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition, the Yom Kippur War and the 1982 Lebanon War. He was the unit's operations officer from 1979 and its chief of staff from 1982 to 1984. After studying at the National Security College, he commanded the Hatzav unit.

He left the IDF in 1986 and worked at the Prime Minister's Office. After retiring in 2008, he became the first CEO of the Agmon retirees' association for 8 years and headed its Eli Beeri fund in 2017 and 2018.

He volunteers in heritage work for Unit 8200 veterans and in the IDF archive. He is married to Ruti, they have 4 children and live in Ra'anana.

Noam Shapira's life in 8 milestones

1948
Born in Afula.
1966
Joined the Intelligence Corps and Unit 515.
1977
Became a section head in Unit 8200's operations branch.
1979
Became Unit 8200's operations officer.
1982
Promoted to colonel and named chief of staff of Unit 8200.
1986
Left the IDF and joined the Prime Minister's Office.
2008
Retired and became the first CEO of the Agmon association.
2021
Began volunteering as an editor on military and security topics.

Noam Shapira served in Unit 8200

He served in Unit 8200 from 1966, through the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition, the Yom Kippur War and the 1982 Lebanon War, and was its chief of staff from 1982 to 1984. He later commanded the Intelligence Corps' Hatzav unit as a colonel.

Unit 8200