Talya Lankri

Talya Lankri was born in 1970 in Haifa

Talya Lankri was born Talya Malka in Haifa in 1970. Her parents, Ilana and Rafi, immigrated from Morocco, and she was the eldest of their children. She grew up in Nahariya and Kiryat Motzkin.

She holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and education and a master's degree in business administration. She also earned a master's degree in security from the National Security College.

She joined the IDF at 19 and served as an instructor in the Armored Corps. After an armor officers course she held command and staff posts, and became the first woman to command a battalion at Bahad 1. She later headed branches in the Armored Corps and the Operations Directorate and commanded the IDF Comptroller unit.

From 2019 to 2022 she headed the Home Front Division at the National Security Council. In the February 2024 Gedera council election she ran for mayor and lost, while her Ometz faction won 3 seats. In 2025 she joined an expert team reviewing the inquiries into the October 7 massacre.

In July 2026 she joined Yisrael Beytenu, was placed 3rd on its list, and was elected to the 26th Knesset. She lives in Gedera, is married to Rubi, and is a mother of 3.