Ofir Livius

Ofir Livius was born in 1975 in Rishon LeZion

Ofir Livius was born in 1975 in Rishon LeZion and grew up there. He studied mathematics at the Amit Amal high school. He holds a bachelor's degree in Land of Israel studies from Bar-Ilan University.

He joined the IDF in 1993 and trained in Sayeret Matkal before moving to the Egoz unit. He later commanded a company in Golani's 13th Battalion in southern Lebanon and was burned in the 1997 Wadi Saluki fire, in which 5 soldiers died. In 2005 he was badly wounded by a bomb in the Gaza Strip and lost a leg above the knee.

After recovering, he commanded the Meitar unit from 2008 to 2010 and the Jordan Valley Brigade from 2014 to 2017. He then headed the planning department of the Operations Directorate until 2019. In 2020 he became a brigadier general and Chief Education Officer, a post he held during the Swords of Iron war until September 2024.

In the reserves he serves as chief of staff of the 96th Division. In 2026 he published his first poetry book, Oread. He lives in Kibbutz Beit Rimon, is married to Mali and has 6 children.