Yigal Ben-Shalom

Yigal Ben-Shalom was born in 1964

Yigal Ben-Shalom was born in 1964. He is married and has 2 children.

He served as an officer in the Golani Brigade. He then founded the Shimshon unit and commanded it in its early days.

He joined the Israel Police in October 1988 and worked as an investigator in the Tel Aviv District central unit. As a department head there, he caught Benny Sela, known as the serial rapist. He later led the team that investigated the murder of Rose Pizem.

He became head of the Central District central unit in 2010. In 2018 he was promoted to Nitzav and given command of Lahav 433. In April 2020 he was appointed head of the Investigations and Intelligence Division.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern studies and a master's degree in Middle Eastern studies and political science, and is a graduate of the National Security College. On 27 August 2024 he told Police Commissioner Danny Levy that he wished to retire.