Navy admiral who served as the 25th Chief of Naval Operations
| Life | 1947 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 영양 남씨 |
Nam Hae-il (born 1947) is a naval officer from Oncheong-myeon, Uljin, Gangwon Province, of the Yeongyang Nam clan. He served in the Republic of Korea Navy from 1972 to 2006 and retired as an admiral.
He commanded the frigate Jeju (FF-958) in 1991 and held posts including head of the navy manpower planning office, commander of the Mokpo Defense Command, personnel chief of the Combined Forces Command, commander of the 2nd Fleet, deputy commander of the Fleet, navy personnel chief, director of personnel and welfare at the Ministry of National Defense, and commander of the Naval Education Command.
He served as the 25th Chief of Naval Operations from 29 March 2005 to 17 November 2006 (predecessor Mun Jeong-il, successor Song Young-moo). Uljin is known as an area with many Yeongyang Nam. See the Yeongyang Nam clan page for the clan overview.
Beginning as captain of the frigate Jeju, he held key posts including defense command, 2nd Fleet and education command.
He was the 25th Chief of Naval Operations from March 2005 to November 2006.