List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy
This is a list of serving Admirals of the Indian Navy.
Chief of Defence Staff
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief of Defence Staff | General | Bipin Rawat | PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC | [1] |
Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff is the only serving Four Star Admiral in the Indian Navy.
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | References |
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Chief of the Naval Staff | Admiral | Karambir Singh | PVSM, AVSM, ADC | [2] |
Naval Commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade)
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Ref |
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command |
Vice Admiral | Ajit Kumar P | PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC | [3] | |
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command |
Atul Kumar Jain | PVSM, AVSM, VSM | [4] | ||
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command |
Anil Kumar Chawla | PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC | [5][6] | ||
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff* | Vice Admiral | R. Hari Kumar | AVSM, VSM | [7] |
*Rotational Command.
Principal Staff Officers (PSO)
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | References |
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Vice Chief of the Naval Staff | Vice Admiral | G Ashok Kumar | PVSM, AVSM, VSM | [8] | |
Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff | Vice Admiral | Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar | AVSM, VSM | [9] | |
Chief of Personnel | Vice Admiral | Ravneet Singh | AVSM, NM | [10][11] | |
Chief of Materiel | Vice Admiral | G S Pabby | AVSM, VSM | [12] |
Flag Officers of Tri-Services Commands
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | References |
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Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) |
Vice Admiral | Ajendra Bahadur Singh | AVSM, VSM | [13] | |
Andaman and Nicobar Command |
Rear Admiral | Suraj Berry | NM, VSM | [14] |
Directors General, Controllers & Flag Officers
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | References |
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Chief Hydrographer | Vice Admiral | Vinay Badhwar | AVSM, NM | [15] | |
Director General of Medical Services | Surgeon Vice Admiral | Mahendra Vikram Singh | AVSM | ||
Director General of Naval Operations | Vice Admiral | M A Hampiholi | AVSM, NM | [18] | |
Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition | Vice Admiral | SR Sarma | AVSM, VSM | [19] | |
Director General, Project Seabird | Vice Admiral | ||||
Inspector General Nuclear Safety | Vice Admiral | SV Bhokare | AVSM, YSM, NM | [20] | |
Controller of Personnel Services | Vice Admiral | Satish Namdeo Ghormade | AVSM, NSM | [21] | |
Director General Naval Project | Vice Admiral | Narayan Prasad | AVSM, NM | [22] | |
Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group | Rear Admiral | Ravindra Jayant Nadkarni | AVSM, VSM | [23] | |
Flag Officer Sea Training | Rear Admiral | Rajesh Pendharkar | AVSM, VSM | [24] | |
Chief Staff Officer (Training) | Rear Admiral | Antony George | NM, VSM | [25] |
Chiefs of Staff of Naval Commands
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Ref |
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Chief of Staff Western Naval Command |
Vice Admiral | R B Pandit | AVSM | [26] | |
Chief of Staff Eastern Naval Command |
Vice Admiral | Biswajit Dasgupta | AVSM, YSM, VSM | [27] | |
Chief of Staff Southern Naval Command |
Rear Admiral | MD Suresh | AVSM, NM | [28] |
Commandants of Training Institutions
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Ref |
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Commandant Indian Naval Academy | Vice Admiral | Dinesh K Tripathi | AVSM, NM | [29][30] | |
Commandant Naval War College, Goa | Rear Admiral | Sanjay Jasjit Singh | AVSM, NM | [31] |
Flag Officers Commanding Fleets
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Ref |
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Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet | Rear Admiral | Krishna Swaminathan | VSM | [32] | |
Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet | Rear Admiral | Sanjay Vatsayan | NM | [33] |
Flag officers Commanding Naval Areas
Post | Rank | Name | Decorations | Ref |
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Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Area | Rear Admiral | Vennam Srinivas | NM | [34] |
Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Area | Rear Admiral | Puruvir Das | NM | [35] |
Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area | Rear Admiral | Philipose G Pynumootil | NM | [36] |
Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Area | Rear Admiral | Mahesh Singh | NM | [37] |
Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Area | Rear Admiral | K J Kumar | VSM | [38] |
Admiral Superintendents Naval Dockyards
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Ref |
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Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Mumbai | Rear Admiral | Rajaram Swaminathan | [39] | ||
Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam | Rear Admiral | Sreekumar Nair | NM | [40] | |
Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard, Kochi | Rear Admiral | Deepak Bansal | VSM | [41] |
See also
References
- "General Bipin Rawat Appointed as Chief of Defence Staff". 30 December 2019.
- "Karambir Singh to be Next Chief of Naval Staff". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "Vice-Admiral Atul Kumar Jain takes over as chief of ENC". The Hindu. 31 May 2019.
- "Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla assumes Command of SNC". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla Assumes Command of SNC". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- @HQ_IDS_India (1 December 2019). "V Adm R Hari Kumar, AVSM, VSM assumed the Appt of CISC on 02 Dec 19" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) G. Ashok Kumar". Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DCNS) MS Pawar". Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Chief of Personnel (COP)". Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- "Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh AVSM, NM took over as Chief of Personnel, IHQ MoD (Navy)". 4 December 2019.
- "Chief of Materiel (COM) G.S. Pabby". Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "DEPUTY CHIEF OF INTEGRATED DEFENCE STAFF (DOT)".
- "Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander". pib.gov.in.
- "Chief Hydrographer – Indian Naval Hydrographic Office". hydrobharat.gov.in.
- "Director General of Naval Operations, Indian Navy". Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Vice Admiral SR Sarma, AVSM, VSM takes over as Controller Warship Production & Acquisition". Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- "Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS), Indian Navy". Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- "Narayan Prasad takes charge as DGNP". 16 October 2018.
- "Rear Admiral Suresh is Chief of Staff of SNC". The Hindu. 9 January 2020.
- "Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Sea Training, Kochi".
- "Rear Admiral Antony George, NM, VSM, assumed charge as the Chief Staff Officer (Training) today 20 Feb 20 at Headquarters #SouthernNavalCommand. Prior to this he was the first Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Staff Requirements) at IHQ MoD(Navy). https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1603879#.Xk6MHlrfg6x.twitter …pic.twitter.com/d49PuavzQ0". @indiannavy. 20 February 2020. External link in
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(help) - @indiannavy (16 June 2019). "Vice Admiral RB Pandit, AVSM takes over as the Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command at Mumbai. The Flag Officer is a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- @DefencePROkochi (9 January 2020). "Rear Adm MD Suresh, AVSM, NM takes charge as the new Chief of Staff SNC– the Training Command of the Navy on 08 Jan 20. A native of Kozhikkode he is a "Navigation Direction" specialist who has earlier also been the Deputy Comdt & CI of INA, Ezhimala" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- "COMMANDANT | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
- "Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM took over as the Commandant of the prestigious #NavalWarCollege, Goa on 18 Feb 20. Prior to this appointment, he was the Flag Officer Commanding, #WesternFleet (FOCWF). https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1603878#.Xk6GswPwXZx.twitter …pic.twitter.com/Wl9fVKn8uQ". @indiannavy. 20 February 2020. External link in
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(help) - "Change of Command of the Western Fleet, #IndianNavy held at sea onboard the aircraft carrier #INSVikramaditya.Baton of Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) handed over today by RAdm Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM to the new #FleetCommanderRAdm Krishna D Swaminathan, VSMpic.twitter.com/xmJ1teBVLm". @indiannavy. 14 February 2020.
- "RAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, NM took over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) from RAdm Suraj Berry, AVSM, NM, VSM at #Vizag on 10 Feb 20. #EasternFleet comprises frontline warships of #IndianNavy. Deployed across Indo-Pacific to safeguard nations's #MaritimeInterest.pic.twitter.com/i8gZZTgEZ1". @indiannavy. 10 February 2020.
- "Rear Admiral V Srinivas Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area".
- "RAdm Puruvir Das, NM assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA) from RAdm Sanjay Roye, VSM at a ceremonial parade held at Headquarters Gujarat, Daman and Diu Naval Area on 10 Feb 20. #IndianNavy#Gujarat@SpokespersonMoD https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1602809#.XkK8K3F55dc.twitter …pic.twitter.com/NrwZmO8sTZ". @indiannavy. 11 February 2020. External link in
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(help) - "Naval leg of Indo-Russian tri-service exercise starts in Goa". The Economic Times. 11 December 2019.
- "Rear Admiral Mahesh Singh Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Area | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- "Indian Navy Commissions Dornier Squadron INAS 313 at Chennai". pib.gov.in.
- Mumbai, PRO Defence (28 January 2020). "Rear Adm Rajaram Swaminathan took over as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard (Mumbai). He was commissioned into #IndianNavy on 01 Jan 1987. He is a PG from IIT Kharagpur and alumnus of DSSC, Wellington & National Defence College, New Delhi@indiannavy @SpokespersonMoDpic.twitter.com/NZBAR6jPgI". @DefPROMumbai.
- "Rear Admiral Sreekumar Nair, NM Takes Over as Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- "Rear Admiral Deepak Bansal, VSM assumes charge as the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard (Kochi) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
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