Tamir Pardo
Tamir Pardo | |
|---|---|
| תמיר פרדו | |
Pardo in 2015 | |
| 11th Director of the Mossad | |
| In office January 1, 2011 – January 5, 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Meir Dagan |
| Succeeded by | Yossi Cohen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Alma mater | Tel Aviv University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Branch/service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1971–present |
| Battles/wars | Operation Entebbe |
Tamir Pardo (Hebrew: תמיר פרדו; born 1953) is the former Director of Mossad, taking over the role from Meir Dagan on January 1, 2011. The appointment was announced by Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 29, 2010. He served in the role from 2011 until 2016.
Since he stepped down as Director of Mossad, he has been a vocal critic of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his 2023 judicial reforms. He has called for Netanyahu to resign and stand trial on charges of engaging in a coup, and accused the Israeli government of overseeing an apartheid state. He has also accused Netanyahu of planning to directly attack Iran, and of spying on both himself and Benny Gantz, then chief of General Staff of the IDF.