Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash

Who is Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash?

Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash is an Israeli general. He was the head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate from 2002 to 2006.

Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash was born in Romania. He received a B.A. and M.A. in Middle East and Islam Studies from Tel Aviv University, as well as an AMP/ISMP from Harvard Business School.

He commanded the IDF Technological and Logistics Branch and the IDF Planning Branch. He is head of the Intelligence and National Defense Program of the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University. According to Der Speigel, before his retirement from the military he set up a secret commission to evaluate all available information on the missing Israeli navigator Ron Arad. The commission concluded that Arad died sometime between 1993 and 1997.

In 2006, Ze'evi-Farkash founded FST21 Ltd., Advanced Security Technology Services, providing technologies and services for home safety and container security. FST21 has developed an award-winning building safety and security system that acts as a virtual doorman.