Commander In Chief Of Indian Navy

Hello Buddy , I want to know Who is the Present Commander In Chief Of Indian Navy , Would you please tell me ?

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The Chief of the Naval Staff is the Commander and the Highest-Ranking officer in the Indian Navy.

The position is Abbreviated CNS in Indian Navy cables and communication, and usually held by a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral.

The Current as on 21-07-2016 Chief of the Naval Staff is Admiral Sunil Lanba.

The 23rd Navy Chief, He took Over from Admiral Robin K. Dhowan, who retired on 31 May 2016 after four decades of service from the navy.

Here I m Providing Chiefs of the Naval Staff List from 1955 to Present :

Name Rank Photo Appointment Date Left Office

Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey
Admiral
01-Apr-55 21-Jul-55

Sir Stephen Hope Carlill
Vice Admiral
21-Jul-55 21-Apr-58

Ram Dass Katari
Vice Admiral 22-Apr-58 04-Jun-62

Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
Vice Admiral 04-Jun-62 03-Mar-66

Adhar Kumar Chatterji
Admiral 03-Mar-66 28-Feb-70

Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
Admiral 28-Feb-70 28-Feb-73

Sourendra Nath Kohli
Admiral 01-Mar-73 29-Feb-76

Jal Cursetji
Admiral 01-Mar-76 01-Mar-79


Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
Admiral 01-Mar-79 28-Feb-82

Oscar Stanley Dawson
Admiral 01-Mar-82 30-Nov-84

Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
Admiral 01-Dec-84 30-Nov-87

Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
Admiral 01-Dec-87 30-Nov-90

Laxminarayan Ramdas
Admiral 01-Dec-90 30-Sep-93

Vijai Singh Shekhawat
Admiral 01-Oct-93 30-Sep-96

Vishnu Bhagwat
Admiral 01-Oct-96 30-Dec-98

Sushil Kumar
Admiral 30-Dec-98 29-Dec-01

Madhvendra Singh
Admiral 29-Dec-01 31-Jul-04

Arun Prakash
Admiral 31-Jul-04 31-Oct-06

Sureesh Mehta
Admiral 31-Oct-06 31-Aug-09

Nirmal Kumar Verma
Admiral 31-Aug-09 31-Aug-12

Devendra Kumar Joshi
Admiral 31-Aug-12 26-Feb-14

Robin K Dhowan
Admiral 17 April 2014[4] 31-May-16