(Updated on 10th May, 2017 )
The Chief of the Naval Staff is the commander and the highest-ranking officer in the Indian Navy and is usually held by a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral.
The office of the Chief of the Naval Staff was created by The Commanders-In-Chief Act of the Indian Parliament in 1955, replacing the erstwhile office of the Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy.
Appointments to the office are made by the President of India. The Chief of the Naval Staff generally reaches superannuation upon serving three years or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.
Let us now take a look at the List of Chief of Naval Staff of India
Name | Term started on | Term ended on |
Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey* | April 1, 1955 | July 21, 1955 |
Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Hope Carlill* | July 21, 1955 | April 21, 1958 |
Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari | April 22, 1958 | June 4, 1962 |
Vice Admiral Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman | June 4, 1962 | March 3, 1966 |
Admiral Adhar Kumar Chatterji | March 3, 1966 | February 28, 1970 |
Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda | February 28, 1970 | February 28, 1973 |
Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli | March 1, 1973 | February 29, 1976 |
Admiral Jal Cursetji | March 1, 1976 | March 1, 1979 |
Admiral Ronald Lynsdale Pereira | March 1, 1979 | February 28, 1982 |
Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson | March 1, 1982 | November 30, 1984 |
Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani | December 1, 1984 | November 30, 1987 |
Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni | December 1, 1987 | November 30, 1990 |
Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas | December 1, 1990 | September 30, 1993 |
Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat | October 1, 1993 | September 30, 1996 |
Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat | October 1, 1996 | December 30, 1998 |
Admiral Sushil Kumar | December 30, 1998 | December 29, 2001 |
Admiral Madhvendra Singh | December 29, 2001 | July 31, 2004 |
Admiral Arun Prakash | July 31, 2004 | October 31, 2006 |
Admiral Sureesh Mehta | October 31, 2006 | August 31, 2009 |
Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma | August 31, 2009 | August 31, 2012 |
Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi | August 31, 2012 | 26 February 2014 |
Admiral Robin K Dhowan | 17 April 2014 | 31 May 2016 |
Admiral Sunil Lanba | 31 May 2016 | To date |
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