Moshe Nativ (Hebrew: משה נתיב; born Moise Vegh; June 22, 1932[3] – September 20, 2008[1]) was Israel Defense Forces Major General and former head of the Manpower Directorate.

[2][4] Nativ was born as Moise Vegh in 1932 in a Petrova, a small village in central Transylvania, Romania.

At the age of 14, inspired by the Zionist movement, Nativ ran away from home and immigrated to Israel.

During the Yom Kippur War Nativ served as the assistant chief armored corps officer.

[6] In his later years Native served in many public offices including the president of the Council for a Beautiful Israel, chairman of the board of Gymnasia Herzliya, and the director of IAI.