Omri Dagul

Omri Dagul was born in 1957 in Haifa

Omri Dagul was born in Haifa on 18 October 1957 to Avraham and Ditza Dagul. His father was a dance instructor and choreographer and a senior official in the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement. He studied mechanics at the Bosmat vocational school and was a scout leader in Haifa.

He joined the IDF in 1975 and trained as a mechanical technician. After the naval officers course he served as an engineering officer on missile boats. He later earned a degree in mechanical engineering at the Technion in 1985 and a master's degree in naval architecture at the University of Michigan in 1989.

He led the refit of the submarine INS Rahav and from 1991 served on the team supervising the construction of Dolphin submarines in Germany. In 1999 he became commander of the Navy shipyard, and in 2003 he was made brigadier general and head of the Navy Equipment Directorate.

He retired in 2007 and founded Dokport, a project management company focused on vessels. From 2010 to 2015 he managed a tugboat purchase project for Haifa Port. He is married to Dr. Pnina Dagul and they have 3 children.