Mr. Gadi Shamni (Hebrew: גדי שמני; born 1959) is a retired general in the Israel Defense Forces and formerly Israel's military attaché in the United States, IDF central command commander and the military secretary to prime ministers Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert.

In 2005, he was promoted to the rank of major general when he became the Military Secretary to the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

In May 2007, Shamni was appointed head of Central Command, replacing Yair Nave.

He was a Vice President for Land Systems in Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) from 2015 to 2018. in the beginning of 2019 he was nominated as an Executive Vice President for North America in ICTS Europe (http://www.ictseurope.com/) a French owned company and a key player in the aviation security worldwide.

Shamni has received a BA in Economics and Political Science and an MA in National Security.