Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon appoints Maj. Gen. (res.) Udi Adam as the new director-general of the Defense Ministry to replace the outgoing Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad.
For over 30 years, Adam served in a variety of combat and command positions in the Israel Defense Forces, including head of the Northern Command.
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (right) and newly appointed Defense Ministry Director Udi Adam (Defense Ministry)
“The Defense Ministry faces a number of serious challenges in a variety of areas,” Ya’alon says in his announcement, citing the IDF’s Gideon plan and the aid agreement with the United States.
“Over the past few weeks I have considered a number of suitable candidates for the position, and I have arrived at the conclusion that Udi Adam is the right man at this time to lead us successfully through these challenges,” Ya’alon says.
To get this position, Adam was approved by both an appointments committee and the government, the defense ministry says in a statement.
— Judah Ari Gross
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