Eli Sharvit | |
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| אלי שרביט | |
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| Commander of the Israeli Navy | |
| In office 12 September 2016 – 2 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu Yair Lapid |
| Chief | Aviv Kochavi |
| Preceded by | Ram Rothberg |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Branch/service |  Israeli Navy |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands | Haifa Naval Base |
AlufEli Sharvit is a general in theIsrael Defense Forces who served as the Commander of theIsraeli Navy between 2016 and 2021.
Sharvit was born on kibbutzSde Boker and grew up inBeersheba. He was one of three children born to Yosef and Esther Sharvit,Moroccan Jewish immigrants to Israel. He attended the Makif Alef school in Beersheba. He is married to Eti and the father of three children. Sharvit was conscripted into theIsrael Defense Forces in 1985 and joined theIsraeli Navy. He remained in the navy as an officer after his mandatory service. Sharvit served in numerous positions and later headed the navy's missile boat fleet in 2009. Sharvit then served as the commander of theHaifa naval base, taking over command from then-base commanderRam Rothberg, from 2011 to 2014. From 2014 onwards until his appointment as Commander, he served as theChief of staff for the Israeli Navy.[1][2][3]
On September 12, 2016, Israeli Defense MinisterAvigdor Lieberman approved his appointment as the next head of theIsraeli Navy, after being nominated by IDF Chief of StaffGadi Eisenkot.[1][4][5] He is to be promoted in rank to Major General (Aluf). He replaced Vice-AdmiralRam Rothberg, who served as the Commander of the Israeli Navy for five years.[3] He officially entered his role as the Commander of the Israeli Navy at a ceremony inTel Aviv.
On March 31, 2025, Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu announced that Eli would take over the position of director of theIsraeli Security Agency after the dismissal ofRonen Bar.[6]
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