| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | Israel |
| Previous Election: | 1962 Israeli presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1968 Israeli presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
| Election Date: | 21 May 1963 |
| Image1: | Zalman Shazar.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Zalman Shazar |
| Party1: | Mapai |
| Electoral Vote1: | 67 |
| Nominee2: | Peretz Bernstein |
| Party2: | Israeli Liberal Party |
| Electoral Vote2: | 33 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Yitzhak Ben-Zvi |
| Before Party: | Mapai |
| After Election: | Zalman Shazar |
| After Party: | Mapai |
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 21 May 1963 following the death of the county's second president, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi on 23 April. Between Ben-Zvi's death and the winner of the election, Zalman Shazar, taking office on the day of the vote, Knesset speaker Kadish Luz served as acting president.
There were two candidates:
The election was settled in the first round, with Shazar gaining an outright majority of votes in the 120-seat Knesset.