Ram Ben-Barak

Ram Ben-Barak (; born 1 April 1958) is an Israeli politician and former member of the Israeli security forces. He served as deputy director of the Mossad and director general of the Ministry of Intelligence Services and the Ministry of Strategic Affairs.

On 15 January 2018, he announced he was joining the Yesh Atid party and became a member of the Knesset in April 2019.

In October 2023, Ben-Barak announced that he would run in Yesh Atid's first leadership primary election, challenging incumbent leader Yair Lapid; on 28 March 2024, however, Ben-Barak lost the election to Lapid by 308 votes to 279.

Personal life Ben-Barak studied at the National Defense College and political science at the University of Haifa, where he obtained an MA in government and national security. He is married with three children and lives in Nahalal.