Directors

14 Mossad directors documented from Reuven Shiloah through Roman Gofman — each with tenure dates and public-record context.

Reuven Shiloah is documented as the first head of the central overseas intelligence body that became the Mossad. The chr…

Isser Harel directed the Mossad from 1952 to 1963. The encyclopedia describes his long tenure as tied to the Eichmann ca…

Meir Amit directed the Mossad from 1963 to 1968. The encyclopedia records him as a director associated with the moderniz…

Zvi Zamir led the Mossad from 1968 to 1974. The encyclopedia records that his term spanned the War of Attrition, the 197…

Yitzhak Hofi directed the Mossad from 1974 to 1982. The encyclopedia's director record places his term across the post-1…

Nahum Admoni directed the Mossad from 1982 to 1989. The encyclopedia's director record places his term in the years afte…

Shabtai Shavit directed the Mossad from 1989 to 1996. The encyclopedia places his term across the end of the Cold War an…

Danny Yatom directed the Mossad from 1996 to 1998. The encyclopedia records him as a director and military figure whose …

Efraim Halevi directed the Mossad from 1998 to 2002. The encyclopedia records him as a director whose career included lo…

Meir Dagan led the Mossad from 2002 to 2011. The A–Z records him as a director and military figure whose tenure became s…

Tamir Pardo directed the Mossad from 2011 to 2016. The encyclopedia's director record places his term after Meir Dagan a…

Yossi Cohen directed the Mossad from 2016 to 2021. The encyclopedia records him among the directors of the modern era, w…

David Barnea directed the Mossad from 2021 to 2026. His term is documented to include the 7 October 2023 attack and the …

Roman Gofman is the fourteenth director of the Mossad, taking office in June 2026. The A–Z records his selection and app…