Commander of the Israeli Navy
מפקד זרוע הים
Incumbent
Vice admiral David Saar Salama
since 12 September 2016
 Israeli Navy
Member ofThe General Staff
Reports toChief of the General Staff
AppointerChief of the General Staff
Formation17 March 1948
First holderGershon Zak
Websitewww.idf.il/en/minisites/general-staff/

The Commander of the Israeli Navy is the head and highest-ranking officer of the Israeli Navy, and has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the navy. The current Commander David Saar Salama.

List of officeholders

No. Picture NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Gershon Zak
Zak, GershonGershon Zak
(1913–1989)		17 March 1948April 19491 year[1]
2
Paul Shulman
Shulman, PaulPaul Shulman
(1922–1994)		April 1949May 19491 month[1]
3
Shlomo Shamir
Shamir, ShlomoAluf
Shlomo Shamir
(1915–2009)		May 1949December 19501 year, 7 months[1]
4
Mordechai Limon
Limon, MordechaiAluf
Mordechai Limon
(1924–2009)		14 December 195030 June 19543 years, 6 months[1]
5
Shmuel Tankus
Tankus, ShmuelAluf
Shmuel Tankus
(1914–2012)		1 July 195419605–6 years[1]
6
Yohai Ben-Nun
Ben, YohaiAluf
Yohai Ben-Nun
(1924–1994)		196019665–6 years[1]
7
Shlomo Erell
Erell, ShlomoAluf
Shlomo Erell
(1920–2018)		January 1966September 19682 years, 8 months[1]
8
Avraham Botzer
Botzer, AvrahamAluf
Avraham Botzer
(1929–2012)		September 19681 September 19724 years[1]
9
Benjamin Telem
Telem, BenjaminAluf
Benjamin Telem
(1928–2008)		1 September 197219763–4 years[1]
10
Michael Barkai
Barkai, MichaelAluf
Michael Barkai
(1935–1999)		197610 January 19792–3 years[1][2]
11
Ze'ev Almog
Almog, Ze'evAluf
Ze'ev Almog
(born 1935)		10 January 1979February 19856 years[1]
12
Avraham Ben-Shoshan
Ben, AvrahamAluf
Avraham Ben-Shoshan
(born 1940)		February 198519893–4 years[1]
13
Micha Ram
Ram, MichaAluf
Micha Ram
(1942–2018)		198919922–3 years[1]
14
Ami Ayalon
Ayalon, AmiAluf
Ami Ayalon
(born 1945)		199219952–3 years[1]
15
Alex Tal
Tal, AlexAluf
Alex Tal
(born 1946)		199519993–4 years[1]
16
Yedidya Ya'ari
Ya'ari, YedidyaAluf
Yedidya Ya'ari
(born 1947)		1999September 20044–5 years[1]
17
David Ben-Besht
Ben, DavidAluf
David Ben-Besht
(born 1950)		September 200420072–3 years[1]
18
Eli Marom
Marom, EliAluf
Eli Marom
(born 1955)		200720113–4 years[1]
19
Ram Rothberg
Rothberg, RamAluf
Ram Rothberg
(born 1964)		10 October 201112 September 20164 years, 11 months[1][3]
20
Eli Sharvit
Rothberg, RamAluf
Eli Sharvit
(born 1964)		12 September 2016Incumbent7 years, 3 months[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Israeli Navy: Navy Commanders-in-Chief". JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Israeli Navy Commander Ousted After Winning Acquittal in Rape". The New York Times. 10 January 1979. p. 7. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Maj. Gen. Marom: Israel Navy capable of operating in distant theaters" (Press release). IDF Spokesperson. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "New Israeli Navy head: Major-General Eli Sharvit". JerusalemOnline. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Gross, Judah Ari (12 September 2016). "IDF gets new top sailor, as Eisenkot makes fresh appointments". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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