Eli Sharvit

Eli Sharvit was born in 1966 in Israel

Sharvit was born on 13 October 1966 at Sde Boker and grew up in Beersheba. His parents, Yosef and Esther Sharvit, were immigrants from Morocco, and he was the youngest of their 3 children. He attended the Makif Alef school in Beersheba.

He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and business administration from the University of Haifa. He also earned a master's degree in political science from the University of Haifa and the National Security College. He completed the division commanders course.

He joined the IDF in 1985 and trained as a naval officer, then served on missile boats and commanded several of them. He led the missile boat flotilla from 2009 to 2011, commanded the Haifa naval base from 2011 to 2014, and was Navy chief of staff from 2014 to 2016. As Navy commander from 2016 to 2021, he led the Navy during Operation Guardian of the Walls, and 4 Sa'ar 6 ships entered service.

After leaving the army he held management roles in companies, including at Tadiran Group and DSIT Solutions. On 31 March 2025 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named him to head the Shin Bet, but the nomination was withdrawn the next day. He is married to Eti, has 3 children, and lives in Beit Hanania.