Orna Barbivai
1st Female Maj. Gen. in Israeli Army / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Orna Barbivai (Hebrew: אוֹרְנָה בַּרְבִּיבַאי; born 5 September 1962) is the former Minister of Economy, a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces, and the former head of its Manpower Directorate. She was the first woman to be made Major-general (Aluf), the IDF's second highest rank. On 1 January 2019, she announced that she would enter politics and seek a Knesset seat on the list of Yesh Atid,[2][3][4][5] which she won as part of the Blue and White slate. Her place in the Knesset was taken by Yasmin Fridman.
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Orna Barbivai | |
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Ministerial roles | |
2021–2022 | Minister of Economy |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2019–2020 | Blue and White |
2020–2021 | Yesh Atid |
2022–2023 | Yesh Atid |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-09-05) 5 September 1962 (age 61) Ramla, Israel |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Israel |
Branch/service | Israel Defense Forces |
Years of service | 1981–2014 |
Rank | Aluf (Major general) |
Unit | Manpower Directorate |
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