Efi Nave

Efi Nave was born in 1968 in Ashkelon

Efi Nave was born in Ashkelon to parents who came from Iraq. He grew up and went to school in Ashkelon. In 1987 he joined the IDF, first in the Armored Corps and later in Mamram after a road accident.

He studied law at the Ramot Mishpat college and finished his degree at Tel Aviv University after the college closed. He was admitted to the bar in 1995. In 1999 he cofounded the law firm Attias-Nave with Elisha Attias.

In 2006 he became chairman of the ethics committee of the Bar Association's Tel Aviv and Central district, and in 2011 he was elected head of the district. In June 2015 he was elected chairman of the Israel Bar Association. In 2017 he was chosen for the Judicial Selection Committee and served there in 2018.

In December 2018 he was indicted over helping a woman leave Israel illegally and left the selection committee. In January 2019 he was arrested in a sexual bribery affair over judicial appointments and resigned as Bar chairman. In 2021 the Deputy State Attorney decided not to indict him in that affair, and in 2022 he was convicted in the border case.

In 2023 he ran again for Bar chairman and lost to Amit Becher. In 2025 he announced a run for the Knesset with Likud. He is married, lives in Tel Aviv and has 8 children.