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Commander of the Navy (Israel)

Summary

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.

Commander of the Israeli Navy
מפקד זרוע הים
Incumbent
Vice admiral David Saar Salama
since 2 September 2021
 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/

List of officeholders edit

No. Picture Name Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
 
Zak, GershonGershon Zak
(1913–1989)		17 March 1948April 19491 year[1]
2
 
Shulman, PaulPaul Shulman
(1922–1994)		April 1949May 19491 month[1]
3
 
Shamir, ShlomoAluf
Shlomo Shamir
(1915–2009)		May 1949December 19501 year, 7 months[1]
4
 
Limon, MordechaiAluf
Mordechai Limon
(1924–2009)		14 December 195030 June 19543 years, 6 months[1]
5
 
Tankus, ShmuelAluf
Shmuel Tankus
(1914–2012)		1 July 195419605–6 years[1]
6
 
Ben, YohaiAluf
Yohai Ben-Nun
(1924–1994)		196019665–6 years[1]
7
 
Erell, ShlomoAluf
Shlomo Erell
(1920–2018)		January 1966September 19682 years, 8 months[1]
8
 
Botzer, AvrahamAluf
Avraham Botzer
(1929–2012)		September 19681 September 19724 years[1]
9
 
Telem, BenjaminAluf
Benjamin Telem
(1928–2008)		1 September 197219763–4 years[1]
10
 
Barkai, MichaelAluf
Michael Barkai
(1935–1999)		197610 January 19792–3 years[1][2]
11
 
Almog, Ze'evAluf
Ze'ev Almog
(born 1935)		10 January 1979February 19856 years[1]
12
 
Ben, AvrahamAluf
Avraham Ben-Shoshan
(born 1940)		February 198519893–4 years[1]
13
 
Ram, MichaAluf
Micha Ram
(1942–2018)		198919922–3 years[1]
14
 
Ayalon, AmiAluf
Ami Ayalon
(born 1945)		199219952–3 years[1]
15
 
Tal, AlexAluf
Alex Tal
(born 1946)		199519993–4 years[1]
16
 
Ya'ari, YedidyaAluf
Yedidya Ya'ari
(born 1947)		1999September 20044–5 years[1]
17
 
Ben, DavidAluf
David Ben-Besht
(born 1950)		September 200420072–3 years[1]
18
 
Marom, EliAluf
Eli Marom
(born 1955)		200720113–4 years[1]
19
 
Rothberg, RamAluf
Ram Rothberg
(born 1964)		10 October 201112 September 20164 years, 11 months[1][3]
20
 
Sharvit, EliAluf
Eli Sharvit
(born 1964)		12 September 20162 September 20214 years, 11 months[4][5]
21
 
Salama, DavidAluf
David Saar Salama
(born 1969)		2 September 2021Incumbent2 years, 7 months[6]

References edit

  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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