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Ex Mossad Chief Meir Dagan

Ex-Mossad Chief Meir Dagan dies at 71

JERUSALEM: Former Israeli General and Chief of spy agency Mossad, Meir Dagan has died at the age of 71, sources said Thursday.

He was born in 1945 in Ukraine to Holocaust survivors. He joined the Israeli Army and reached the rank of General. He was known for innovations in battling terrorism and, after retiring from army, he was awarded as the chief of Mossad, the spy agency of Israel.

Under his leadership, the Mossad reportedly carried out covert attacks against Iranian nuclear scientists and unleashed cyber-attacks, including the Stuxnet virus that delayed the Iranian nuclear program.

Mr. Dagan was the director of the Mossad from 2002 to 2011. He opposed military strike in Iran and criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition to the recently implemented nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.