- Orna Barbivai
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Orna Barbivai 
Born 1962
IsraelAllegiance 
IsraelService/branch Israel Defense Forces Years of service 1981– Rank 
AlufUnit Manpower Directorate Commands held Beersheba recruitment office (1995-1997), Adjutant Officer in a reserve division (1997-1999), Head of staff of the Ground Forces manpower section (2000-2003), Adjutant Officer of the Central Command (2003-2005), Chief Officer of the Adjutant Corps (2005-2006), Head of the Ground Forcess' manpower section (2006-2008), Human Resources Directorate Administrator and Individuals' Sector head in the Manpower Directorate (2008-2011), Head of the Manpower Directorate (2011-)[1] Aluf (Major General) Orna Barbivai (Hebrew: אורנה ברביבאי, born 1962) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and the current head of its Manpower Directorate. She was the first woman to be made Aluf, the IDF's second highest rank.[2][3][4]
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Personal History and Military Service
Growing up in a family of eight children in Afula, Israel, Barbivai was the eldest daughter of Tzila and Eli Shochetman. She was drafted into the IDF in 1981 and has spent her entire career in the Manpower Directorate.[3] Barbivai was the first female to hold the IDF positions of Chief Adjutant Officer of a Command, Chief Adjutant Officer, Head of the Ground Forces' manpower section and head of the Individuals' Sector in the Manpower Directorate.[1]
First Female Major General
On 26 May 2011, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved her appointment as head of the IDF's Manpower Directorate, replacing Maj. Gen. Avi Zamir. The promotion of Barbivai, a mother of three, to the rank of Major General was praised by Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni who said that "there is no rank that is too heavy for a woman’s shoulders, and there is no doubt that Brig.-Gen. Barbivai was appointed because of her talents."[3]
On 23 June 2011, Barbivai received her Maj. Gen. ranks and the Manpower Directorate command during an official ceremony at the Chief of Staff headquarters in Camp Rabin.[5]
Education
Barbivai holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences and Humanities from Ben Gurion University and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Haifa University. She is also the graduate of the "Turn-point" administration course for senior military officials.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "ראש אגף כוח אדם - אלופה אורנה ברביבאי [Head of Manpower Directorate - Maj. Gen. Orna Barbivai]" (in Hebrew). IDF Spokesperson's Unit. 18 May 2011. http://www.idf.il/1414-10827-he/Dover.aspx. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ Greenberg, Hanan (26 May 2011). "IDF names first female major general". Yediot Ahronot. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4074563,00.html.
- ^ a b c Katz, Yaakov (26 May 2011). "IDF makes history: First woman to be made major general". Jerusalem Post. http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=222412.
- ^ "Brig. Gen. Orna Barbivay to be first woman major general in IDF" (Press release). Israel Defense Forces. 26 May 2011. http://www.idf.il/1283-11500-EN/Dover.aspx.
- ^ Piotrkovsky, Shlomo (23 June 2011). "אורנה ברביבאי הועלתה לדרגת אלוף [Orna Barbivai raised to Aluf rank]" (in Hebrew). Arutz Sheva. http://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/221671. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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