Rassan Alian

Ghassan Alian (, ; born 21 March 1972) is an Israeli-Druze officer in the IDF holding the rank of Aluf (equivalent to Major General). Alian served as the head of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Central Command's executive officer and head of the Israeli Civil Administration. Alian is one of the highest ranking Druze Arabs in the IDF and has served since 1990.

Military career Alian was Chief Infantry and Paratroopers Officer and commanding officer of the Golani Brigade. He is the first non-Jewish commander of the brigade and the second Druze officer to command an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade; the first was Imad Fares, commander of the Givati Brigade. Alian was previously the commander of the Duchifat Battalion, commander of the Alexandroi reserve Brigade, He had taken officer training at the same time as Naftali Bennett, who praised Alian's selection as Golani Brigade commander by calling him "a brother".

On March 14, 2021, he was promoted to Aluf rank and on April 6 of the same year he began his role as the head of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.

In the wake of the Hamas invasion on 7 October, he was criticized for saying "Human animals must be treated as such."