Commander of the Navy (Israel)

Head and highest-ranking officer

Commander of the Israeli Navy

מפקד זרוע הים

Incumbent
Vice admiral David Saar Salama

since 2 September 2021

Israeli Navy
Member of| The General Staff
Reports to| Chief of the General Staff
Appointer| Chief of the General Staff
Formation| 17 March 1948
First holder| Gershon Zak
Website| www.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 is David Saar Salama.

## List of officeholders

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No. | Picture  | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| Zak, GershonGershon Zak
(1913–1989)| 17 March 1948| April 1949| 1 year| [1]

| Shulman, PaulPaul Shulman
(1922–1994)| April 1949| May 1949| 1 month| [1]

| Shamir, ShlomoAluf
Shlomo Shamir
(1915–2009)| May 1949| December 1950| 1 year, 7 months| [1]

| Limon, MordechaiAluf
Mordechai Limon
(1924–2009)| 14 December 1950| 30 June 1954| 3 years, 6 months| [1]

| Tankus, ShmuelAluf
Shmuel Tankus
(1914–2012)| 1 July 1954| 1960| 5–6 years| [1]

| Ben, YohaiAluf
Yohai Ben-Nun
(1924–1994)| 1960| 1966| 5–6 years| [1]

| Erell, ShlomoAluf
Shlomo Erell
(1920–2018)| January 1966| September 1968| 2 years, 8 months| [1]

| Botzer, AvrahamAluf
Avraham Botzer
(1929–2012)| September 1968| 1 September 1972| 4 years| [1]

| Telem, BenjaminAluf
Benjamin Telem
(1928–2008)| 1 September 1972| 1976| 3–4 years| [1]
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| Barkai, MichaelAluf
Michael Barkai
(1935–1999)| 1976| 10 January 1979| 2–3 years| [1][2]
11|

| Almog, Ze'evAluf
Ze'ev Almog
(born 1935)| 10 January 1979| February 1985| 6 years| [1]
12|

| Ben, AvrahamAluf
Avraham Ben-Shoshan
(born 1940)| February 1985| 1989| 3–4 years| [1]
13|

| Ram, MichaAluf
Micha Ram
(1942–2018)| 1989| 1992| 2–3 years| [1]
14|

| Ayalon, AmiAluf
Ami Ayalon
(born 1945)| 1992| 1995| 2–3 years| [1]
15|

| Tal, AlexAluf
Alex Tal
(born 1946)| 1995| 1999| 3–4 years| [1]
16|

| Ya'ari, YedidyaAluf
Yedidya Ya'ari
(born 1947)| 1999| September 2004| 4–5 years| [1]
17|

| Ben, DavidAluf
David Ben-Besht
(born 1950)| September 2004| 2007| 2–3 years| [1]
18|

| Marom, EliAluf
Eli Marom
(born 1955)| 2007| 2011| 3–4 years| [1]
19|

| Rothberg, RamAluf
Ram Rothberg
(born 1964)| 10 October 2011| 12 September 2016| 4 years, 11 months| [1][3]
20|

| Sharvit, EliAluf
Eli Sharvit
(born 1964)| 12 September 2016| 2 September 2021| 4 years, 11 months| [4][5]
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| Salama, DavidAluf
David Saar Salama
(born 1969)| 2 September 2021| Incumbent| 3 years, 11 months| [6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "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.
6. ^ "דרגות אלוף הוענקו לתא"ל דוד סער סלמה הנכנס לתפקידו כמפקד זרוע הים". 2021-09-01. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

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Commanders of the Israeli Navy

* Zak (1948–49)
* Shulman (1949)
* Shamir (1949–50)
* Limon (1951–54)
* Tankus (1954–60)
* Ben-Nun (1960–66)
* Erell (1966–68)
* Botzer (1968–72)
* Telem (1972–76)
* Barkai (1976–78)
* Almog (1979–85)
* Ben-Shoshan (1985–89)
* Ram (1989–92)
* Ayalon (1992–95)
* Tal (1995–99)
* Ya'ari (1999–2004)
* Ben-Besht (2004–07)
* Marom (2007–11)
* Rothberg (2011–16)
* Sharvit (2016–21)
* Salama (2021–)

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Chiefs of the navy by country

* Chief of the Naval Staff

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Former|

* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* British Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Rhodesia
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Former|

* Confederate States of America

Asia|

* Abkhazia
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* PR of China
* East Timor
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* NEDAJA
* NEDSA
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
* Imperial Japan
* Mengjiang
* Manchukuo
* South Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican

Former|

* Austria–Hungary
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* Prussia
* Imperial Germany
* Nazi Germany
* East Germany
* Ottoman Empire
* Russian Empire
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

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