Roni Alsheikh
| Roni Alsheikh | |
|---|---|
| File:Israeli-Police-Facebook--Roni-Alsheikh-002.jpg | |
| Born | 20 March 1963 |
| Occupation | General Commissioner of Israeli Police |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Israel Defense Forces, Paratroopers Shin Bet |
| Years of service | 1981–1988 |
| Rank |  Rav Seren (Major)Police: Rav Nitzav (Commissioner) |
| Battles/wars | 1982 Lebanon War |
Roni Alsheikh (or Alsheich, Hebrew: רוני אלשיך, born 20 March 1963), is the former deputy head of the Shabak and current Chief of Israeli Police (Since December 3, 2015).
Biography
Born in 1963 in Jerusalem to Father of Yemenite Jewish descent, and Mother which is Israeli-born of Moroccan Jewish descent,[1] Alsheikh conscripted to the IDF in 1981 and joined the Paratroopers Brigade. Alsheikh went on the serve as a commander of the brigade's Engineer Company[2] and as deputy-commander of the 50th battalion of the Nahal brigade. Alsheikh left the army in 1988 with the rank of Rav Seren (Major).
Alsheikh joined the Shabak in December 1988 and had been appointed as deputy director in September 2014. In September 2015, Minister of Public Security, Gilad Erdan announced Alsheikh nomination to be Israel's 18th Police General Commissioner.[3][4][5]
Personal life
Alsheikh is married and father of seven. He currently resides in Givat Shmuel, having previously lived in the West Bank Israeli settlements of Kokhav HaShahar and Kiryat Arba.
Alsheikh studied Political science and holds a BA from Haifa University and a MA from Tel Aviv University.
References
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- ↑ Deleted the Village, Deleted Ron Arad Amir Rapaport, 19 July 2008, NRG (Hebrew)
- ↑ Security service bigwig to head Israel Police 25 September 2015, JTA
- ↑ Shin Bet Deputy Chief Nominated as Next Israel Police Chief Yaniv Kubovich and Amos Harel, 25 September 2015, Haaretz
- ↑ Deputy Shin Bet chief tapped as new police commissioner Marissa Newman, 25 September 2015, Times of Israel
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