▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁W oll ong ong ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁Ram ▁" R ami " ▁Ben - Bar ak ▁( , ▁born ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁security ▁forces ▁and ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁politician . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁M oss ad ▁and ▁director ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Int elligence ▁Services ▁and ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Str ateg ic ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁K ness et ▁for ▁Yes h ▁At id ▁since ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Bar ak ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁N ah al al , ▁Israel , ▁to ▁a ▁Jewish ▁family . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁ID F ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁combat ▁soldier ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁S ayer et ▁Mat kal ▁comm ando ▁unit . ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁position ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁C ounter ▁T error ism ▁Division ▁until ▁his ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁joined ▁M oss ad . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Cy pr us ▁along ▁with ▁three ▁other ▁agents ▁of ▁the ▁M oss ad , ▁pos ing ▁as ▁tour ists ▁during ▁the ▁operation ▁to ▁install ▁listening ▁devices ▁at ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁N icos ia . ▁They ▁were ▁conv icted