Tamir Pardo is the former Director of Mossad, taking over the role from Meir Dagan on January 1, 2011. The appointment was announced by Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 29, 2010. He served in the role from 2011 until 2016.
Pardo in 2015
Aluf Meir Dagan was an Israel Defense Forces Major General (reserve) and Director of the Mossad.
Dagan, center, during the 1982 Lebanon War. To his left is Yossi Ben Hanan, to his right is Haim Nadel (he), and to the side is Amos Yaron.
Dagan as a General in 1993
IDF chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi honoring outgoing Mossad director, Meir Dagan
Meir Dagan's funeral, with Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuven Rivlin, Shimon Peres, and Moshe Ya'alon in attendance.