Former IDF deputy chief of staff, Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Baram, has been appointed the Defense Ministry’s director general.
Former director general and current IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attended a handover ceremony today at the Defense Ministry.
Itamar Graf, the Defense Ministry deputy director and head of its planning division, had been acting director since Zamir was appointed as head of the military.
Baram, Zamir, and a third general, Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadai, were named by Katz as potential successors to former IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.
Zamir was chosen as IDF chief, and Yadai was selected as his deputy — replacing Baram — leaving Baram without a role, until Katz appointed him as director of the defense ministry, replacing Zamir.
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