Moshe "Chiko" Tamir (Hebrew: משה "צ'יקו" תמיר; born 1964) is an Israeli brigadier general who commanded the Gaza Division of the Israel Defense Forces.

[1] Tamir was drafted into the IDF in 1982 and did his military service in the Golani Brigade,[2] of which he became commander in 2001–2003.

[3] Tamir led the Brigade's reconnaissance company, the 12th Battalion and Egoz Unit in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon.

Tamir commanded the Golani Brigade during the Second Intifada, including during Operation Defensive Shield.

[5] Tamir was forced to resign from the IDF because of an incident in which he tried to cover up an accident involving his young son joyriding in a military all-terrain vehicle.