Commander of the Israeli Navy
Head and highest-ranking officer
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The Commander of the Israeli Navy is the head and highest-ranking officer of the Israeli Navy, and is responsible for overall operations of the navy. The current Commander is Rear Admiral David Saar Salama.
Member ofGeneral Staff of the IDF
Reports toChief of the General Staff
AppointerChief of the General Staff
Formation17 March 1948
| Commander of the Israeli Navy | |
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| מפקד זרוע הים | |
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 Israeli Navy | |
| Member of | General Staff of the IDF |
| Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
| Appointer | Chief of the General Staff |
| Formation | 17 March 1948 |
| First holder | Gershon Zak |
| Website | www |
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List of officeholders
| No. | Picture | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gershon Zak (1913–1989) | 17 March 1948 | April 1949 | 1 year | [1] | |
| 2 | Paul Shulman (1922–1994) | April 1949 | May 1949 | 1 month | [1] | |
| 3 | Aluf Shlomo Shamir (1915–2009) | May 1949 | December 1950 | 1 year, 7 months | [1] | |
| 4 | Aluf Mordechai Limon (1924–2009) | 14 December 1950 | 30 June 1954 | 3 years, 6 months | [1] | |
| 5 | Aluf Shmuel Tankus (1914–2012) | 1 July 1954 | 1960 | 5–6 years | [1] | |
| 6 | Aluf Yohai Ben-Nun (1924–1994) | 1960 | 1966 | 5–6 years | [1] | |
| 7 | Aluf Shlomo Erell (1920–2018) | January 1966 | September 1968 | 2 years, 8 months | [1] | |
| 8 | Aluf Avraham Botzer (1929–2012) | September 1968 | 1 September 1972 | 4 years | [1] | |
| 9 | Aluf Benjamin Telem (1928–2008) | 1 September 1972 | 1976 | 3–4 years | [1] | |
| 10 | Aluf Michael Barkai (1935–1999) | 1976 | 10 January 1979 | 2–3 years | [1][2] | |
| 11 | Aluf Ze'ev Almog (born 1935) | 10 January 1979 | February 1985 | 6 years | [1] | |
| 12 | Aluf Avraham Ben-Shoshan (born 1940) | February 1985 | 1989 | 3–4 years | [1] | |
| 13 | Aluf Micha Ram (1942–2018) | 1989 | 1992 | 2–3 years | [1] | |
| 14 | Aluf Ami Ayalon (born 1945) | 1992 | 1995 | 2–3 years | [1] | |
| 15 | Aluf Alex Tal (born 1946) | 1995 | 1999 | 3–4 years | [1] | |
| 16 | Aluf Yedidya Ya'ari (born 1947) | 1999 | September 2004 | 4–5 years | [1] | |
| 17 | Aluf David Ben-Besht (born 1950) | September 2004 | 2007 | 2–3 years | [1] | |
| 18 | Aluf Eli Marom (born 1955) | 2007 | 2011 | 3–4 years | [1] | |
| 19 | Aluf Ram Rothberg (born 1964) | 10 October 2011 | 12 September 2016 | 4 years, 11 months | [1][3] | |
| 20 | Aluf Eli Sharvit (born 1964) | 12 September 2016 | 2 September 2021 | 4 years, 11 months | [4][5] | |
| 21 | Aluf David Saar Salama (born 1969) | 2 September 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 6 months | [6] |
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