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| Native name | אורי שגיא |
| Born | (1943-08-05)August 5, 1943 (age 81) Kfar Bialik,Mandatory Palestine |
| Allegiance | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1961–1995 |
| Rank | Aluf |
| Commands | Golani Brigade,36th Division,Southern Command,GOC Army Headquarters,Military Intelligence Directorate, CommanderGOC Army Headquarters |
| Battles / wars | Six-Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Operation Entebbe 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict First Intifada |
| Other work | Chairman ofMekorot |
Uri Sagi (Hebrew:אורי שגיא; born 5 August 1943) is an Israeli retired general who held several prominent posts including commander of theGolani Brigade and chief of the IDF'sMilitary Intelligence Directorate.
In 2000–2003 Uri Sagi was the CEO ofMekorot, Israel's national water company.[1][2][3]
Uri Sagi was born inKiryat Bialik during theMandate era, a seventh generation native of Palestine. He is married to Gila and has three children. He had a fourth daughter born outside of marriage who died of leukemia at age 19.[4]
In 2012, years after his active military service, Sagi ran for theAwoda in the Knesset election. After allegations against him of sexual misconduct were brought before the party leadership in the mid-1970s, he withdrew his candidacy for the list.[5]
Sagi was drafted into the IDF in 1961 and did his military service in theGolani Brigade, of which he became commander in 1976-1977. He served in the Brigade as a soldier, asquad leader. In 1963 he became aninfantry officer after completingOfficer Candidate School and return to the Golani Brigade. InThe Six Day War he served as acompany commander in Golani Brigade's 51 battalion and fought inthe Golan Heights. Afterwards he commanded Golani Brigade'sReconnaissance company during theWar of Attrition. Sagi led Golani Brigade's 13 battalion and served as in the IDF'sOperations Directorate during theYom Kippur War. Sagi commanded theGolani Brigade and led a force of officers and soldiers from the brigade inOperation Entebbe.[6] Afterwards he commanded the36th Division, the IDF'sSouthern Command, theGOC Army Headquarters. In 1991 he was appointed as the chief of the IsraeliMilitary Intelligence Directorate. Sagiretired in 1995.[7]
In 1998 he appeared in the documentary specialThe Spy Machine, produced byOpen Media andIsrafilm and shown onChannel 4.
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