Nir Nakav

{{short description|Israeli drummer}}

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| name = Nir Nakav

| image = Nakav Infected 17.JPG

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| caption = Nir Nakav in a concert with Infected Mushroom

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| birth_place = Jaffa, Israel

| origin = Israel

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| occupation = Musician, Drummer

| instrument = Drums

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| associated_acts = Salem, Gevald Brothers, The Nir-Death Experience, HÖST, Infected Mushroom, Dror Zamir, Sturmgeist

| website = www.nirnakav.com

| birth_date = February 29th, 1972

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Nir Nakav ({{langx|he|ניר נקב}}) is an Israeli drummer. He is the head of the drums department in Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Israel.

Since 1998 he is the drummer of the extreme metal band Salem. Nakav is a graduate of Musicians Institute (MI) college in Hollywood, California.{{cite web | url=http://eng.rimonschool.co.il/?CategoryID=180&ArticleID=147 | title=Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music | accessdate=April 18, 2015 | author=Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music}}

Nakav authored an educational textbook for drummers, titled "Battle Hymns".{{cite web | url=http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/news/latest-news/2672-battle-hymns-by-nir-nakav-exclusive-book-preview-a-collection-of-intense-drum-rudiments-or-rudimentals | title= Battle Hymns By Nir Nakav - Exclusive Book Preview - A Collection of Intense Drum Rudiments (or RudiMentals) | accessdate =April 18, 2015 | author= Sick Drummer Magazine}}