Moshe Carmel (January 17, 1911 – August 15, 2003) was born in Minsk, then in Poland. He emigrated to Palestine in 1924 when he was 13 years old. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, he was commander of the Carmeli Brigade, which was especially known for Operation Hiram.
From 1955 to 1977 he was a member of the Knesset, initially in the Ahdut ha-Avodah (Unity of Labour) party and later in the Labour Party. He served several terms as Transport Minister.
