Rafael Eldad (Hebrew: רפאל אלדד; born 24 September 1949) is an Israeli diplomat.
From 1973 to 1977 he studied at the University of Haifa, where he received a doctorate in political science and history.
In addition to Hebrew, he speaks English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
Rafael is married to Batia Eldad Levy, and they have three daughters: Keren, Liron and Dana and two grandchildren Itay and Noa.
From 1998 to 2002 he was Israel's ambassador to Peru, in 2002 he was appointed director of the South American Department of the foreign ministry.