Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich taps Brig. Gen. (res.) Maharan Frozenfar as the new chief of the Treasury’s budget department.
Frozenfar, 59, who previously served as head of the budget division at the Defense Ministry and as financial adviser to the army’s chief of staff, is set to replace outgoing Finance Ministry budget commissioner Yogev Gradus. The appointment is subject to the approval of the appointments committee.
Following his discharge from the IDF in 2013, Frozenfar founded and managed strategic and financial consulting firm M-Faculty, and served as chairman of the advisory committee to the Finance Ministry.
Commenting on the appointment, Smotrich describes Frozenfar as a “professional, with many years of experience in both the public and private sectors.”
“In a period of enormous economic challenges alongside historic opportunities, I am confident that Maharan will make a decisive contribution to shaping the budget, streamlining government work, and advancing Israel’s economy from victory to growth,” Smotrich states.
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