Chief Officers
| Name | Years as chief officer | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Colonel Yosef Karib | 1948–1950 | |
| Colonel Aharon Ze'ev | 1950–1963 | |
| Colonel Mordechai Bar-On | 1963–1968 | former Knesset member |
| Brigadier General Yitzhak Arad | 1968–1972 | Director of Yad Vashem, 1972 - 1993 |
| Brigadier General Shaul Givoli | 1972–1975 | |
| Brigadier General Amir Betsal'el | 1975–1977 | |
| Brigadier General Avner Shalev | 1977–1979 | current Director of Yad Vashem |
| Brigadier General Avraham Zohar | 1979–1982 | |
| Brigadier General Josef Eldar | 1982–1985 | |
| Brigadier General Nehemya Dagan | 1985–1988 | |
| Brigadier General Ehud Gross | 1988–1991 | |
| Brigadier General Shalom Ben Moshe | 1991–1995 | |
| Brigadier General Evrham Asha'hal | 1995–1997 | |
| Brigadier General Ran Glika | 1997–1999 | |
| Major General Elazar Stern | 1999–2004 | later, also head of the Human Resources Directorate |
| Brigadier General Ilan Harari | 2004–2007 | |
| Brigadier General Eli Shermeister | 2007– | present commander. |
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