Israel Defense Forces: Chiefs of Staff

Name	Years
Eyal Zamir	2025 -
Herzi Halevi	2023 - 2025
Aviv Kochavi	2019 - 2023
Gadi Eisenkot	2015 - 2019
Benny Gantz	2011 - 2015
Gabi Ashkenazi	2007 - 2011
Dan Haloutz	2005 - 2007
Moshe Ya'alon	2002 - 2005
Shaul Mofaz	1998 - 2002
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak	1995 - 1998
Ehud Barak	1991 - 1995
Dan Shomron	1987 - 1991
Moshe Levy	1983 - 1987
Rafael Eitan	1978 - 1983
Mordechai Gur	1974 - 1978
David Elazar	1972 - 1974
Chaim Bar-lev	1968 - 1972
Yitzhak Rabin	1964 - 1968
Zvi Tzur	1961 - 1964
Haim Laskov	1958 - 1961
Moshe Dayan	1953 - 1958
Mordechai Maklef	1952 - 1953
Yigael Yadin	1949 - 1952
Yacov Dori	1948 - 1949

Source: Israel Defense Forces

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