כ"ו בחשוון
6.11.2026
Appointment of Orna Barbivai as first woman to be made Aluf in the Israel Defense Forces
Orna Barbivai was born on September 5, 1962. Aluf (Major General) Barbivai is head of the Manpower Directorate in the IDF, and is the first female officer in the history of the IDF to hold this rank in the regular army. The appointment of a woman to the rank of Aluf in the IDF is part of a general trend of promotion of women and integration of women in an increasing number of senior positions in the Israeli economy.
