Moshe Ya'alon

Moshe Ya'alon
Moshe Ya'alon
משה יעלון‎
Ministerial roles
2009–2013	Vice Prime Minister
2009–2013	Minister of Strategic Affairs
2013–2016	Minister of Defense
Faction represented in the Knesset
2009–2016	Likud
2019–2020	Blue and White
2020–2021	Telem
Military roles
1995–1998	Head of Aman
1998–2000	Head of Central Command
1999–2002	Deputy Chief of the General Staff
2002–2005	Chief of the General Staff
Personal details
Born	24 June 1950; Kiryat Haim, Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
Awards	Legion of Merit
Nickname	Bogie
Military service
Allegiance	Israel
Branch/service	Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1968–2005
Rank	Rav Aluf
Commands	Sayeret Matkal; Paratroopers Brigade; West Bank Division; AMAN; Central Command; Chief of the General Staff;
Battles/wars	War of Attrition; Yom Kippur War; Operation Litani; 1982 Lebanon War; South Lebanon conflict; First Intifada; Second Intifada; Operation Protective Edge;

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Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon (Hebrew: משה יעלון; born Moshe Smilansky; 24 June 1950) is a retired Israeli politician and former Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. He served as Israel's Defense Minister under Benjamin Netanyahu from 2013 to 2016.

He was elected in the April 2019 Israeli election as part of the Blue and White list, and served in the Knesset as a member of the faction until joining the Yesh Atid-Telem created following the 2020 election. Ya'alon retired from politics in the lead up to the 2021 election after testing the waters by splitting his Telem party from Yesh Atid.