Rafael Vardi

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Rafael Vardi
Native name
רפאל ורדי
Born1922
Łódź, Poland
Died (aged 94)
Israel
Allegiance Israel
Service/branch
Years of service1938–1981
Rank Aluf
Commands held
Battles/wars
Spouse(s)Rinah Vardi (Hebrew: רנה ורדי)
Other workDefense Establishment Comptroller Unit

Rafael Vardi (Also spelled Raphael Vardi;

Manpower Directorate. Vardi was also the Chief Military Police Officer
from 1960 to 1962.

Biography

Born in

1947–1949 Palestine war. Vardi later served as the Head of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander of the Golani Brigade (1952-1953),[2]
and as the Tel Aviv District Commander.

During the

Burma and Thailand. From 1960 until 1962 he served as the Chief Military Police Officer. Vardi later served as an instructor in the National Security College from 1962 until 1967. During that time, Vardi received his Bachelor of Laws from the School of Law and Economics. In 1966 he became a lawyer.[citation needed
]

During the

Minister of Defense in 1981. In August 1983, Vardi was appointed Director General of the State Comptroller of Israel. Vardi resigned in 1985 after a disagreement with Itzchak Tonic.[5]

Following the recommendations of the Shamgar Commission, which assessed the bodies responsible for the safety and welfare of the Prime Minister, Vardi was appointed head of staff of monitoring and control in charge of implementing the new security measures designed to improve the security and efficiency.[6]

In 1999, Prime Minister Ehud Barak appointed Vardi to investigate the functioning of the Broadcasting Authority.[7] Vardi published a report to the prime minister, warning about the dysfunctionality of the organization. The report calls for a redefinition of the roles of the Broadcasting Authority. The report recommended new legislation to completely separate the public management sector from the administrative sector.[7]

Vardi later headed the committee on security issues which included the

Liaison Bureau, the IDF Fund, the Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Defense, The Israel Defense Forces and Defense Establishment Archives, and the Commission of Inquiry on the subject of interrogation and torture of Iran–Contra affair.[citation needed
] He was married to Rinah Vardi (Hebrew: רנה ורדי). They had a daughter (Yael), and two sons: Tal Vardi, who served as an officer in the IDF Paratroopers reconnaissance unit; and Michael Vardi (Hebrew: מיכאל ורדי), who served as an officer in the Armored Corps in the Yom Kippur War;[8] where he was killed in a battle. He received the Medal of Courage posthumously.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Jerusalem Post staff (July 10, 2007). "Grapevine: An unparalleled friendship". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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  4. ^ "Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories". Ministry of Defense. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. Ma'ariv
    . June 26, 1985. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. ^ "תקופת הסכמי אוסלו". Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  7. ^ a b "קטעים מדו"ח רפאל ורדי". The7eye. January 3, 2000. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  8. ^ a b "ורדי, מיכאל". Izkor, Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 25 January 2014.