List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy

This is a list of serving Admirals of the Indian Navy.

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	Reference
Chief of the Naval Staff	Admiral	R. Hari Kumar		PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC	[1]

Vice Chief of the Naval Staff[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff	Vice Admiral	Satish Namdeo Ghormade		AVSM, NM	[2]

Naval Commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade)[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command	Vice Admiral	Ajendra Bahadur Singh		AVSM, VSM	[3]
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command		Biswajit Dasgupta		AVSM, YSM, VSM
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command		M A Hampiholi		AVSM, NM	[4]
Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces Command*		R. B. Pandit		AVSM

*Rotational Command.

Principal Staff Officers (PSO)[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff	Vice Admiral	Ravneet Singh		AVSM, NM	[5]
Chief of Personnel		Dinesh K Tripathi		AVSM, NM	[5]
Chief of Materiel		Sandeep Naithani		AVSM, VSM	[6]

Flag Officers of Tri-Services Commands[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations)	Vice Admiral	Sanjay Jasjit Singh		AVSM, NM	[7]
Chief of Staff Andaman and Nicobar Command	Rear Admiral	D. S. Gujral		NM	[8]

Directors General and Controllers[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Director General Armed Forces Medical Services	Surgeon Vice Admiral	Rajat Datta		AVSM, SM, VSM	[9]
Director General Medical Services (Navy)		Naveen Chawla		VSM	[10]
Chief Hydrographer	Vice Admiral	Adhir Arora		NM	[11]
Director General Naval Operations		Rajesh Pendharkar		AVSM, VSM	[5]
Controller Warship Production & Acquisition		Kiran Deshmukh		AVSM, VSM	[12]
Director General Project Seabird		Tarun Sobti		VSM	[13]
Controller of Logistics		Deepak Kapoor			[14]
Inspector General Nuclear Safety		SV Bhokare		AVSM, YSM, NM	[15]
Controller of Personnel Services		Suraj Berry		AVSM, NM, VSM	[16]
Director General Naval Projects		Sreekumar Nair		AVSM, NM	[17][18]
Director General (Organization and Personal) Armed Forces Medical Services	Surgeon Vice Admiral			NM, VSM	[19][20][21]

Chiefs of Staff of Naval Commands[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Chief of Staff Western Naval Command	Vice Admiral	Krishna Swaminathan		AVSM, VSM	[22]
Chief of Staff Eastern Naval Command		Sanjay Vatsayan		AVSM, NM	[23]
Chief of Staff Southern Naval Command	Rear Admiral	Antony George		NM, VSM	[24]

Commandants of Training Institutions[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Commandant Indian Naval Academy	Vice Admiral	Puneet Kumar Bahl		AVSM, VSM	[25][26]
Commandant Naval War College, Goa	Rear Admiral	S Venkat Raman		VSM	[27]

Flag Officers Commanding Fleets[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet	Rear Admiral	Sameer Saxena		NM	[28]
Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet		Sanjay Bhalla			[29]

Flag officers Commanding Naval Areas[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Area	Rear Admiral	Sandeep Mehta		VSM	[30]
Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Area		Manish Chadha		VSM	[31]
Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area & Flag Officer Naval Aviation		Philipose George Pynumootil		AVSM, NM	[32]
Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Area		Atul Anand		VSM	[33]
Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Area		Puneet Chadha		VSM	[34]

Admiral Superintendents Naval Dockyards[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard (Mumbai)	Rear Admiral	K. P. Arvindan		VSM	[35]
Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam)		I. B. Uthaiah		VSM	[36]
Admiral Superintendent Naval Ship Repair Yard, Kochi		Subir Mukherjee			[37]
Admiral Superintendent Naval Ship Repair Yard, Karwar		D. K. Goswami			[38]

Other Flag Officers[]

Post	Rank	Name	Photo	Decorations	Reference
Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group	Rear Admiral	Mahesh Singh		NM	[39]
Flag Officer Submarines		A. Y. Sardesai			[40]
Flag Officer Sea Training		Rajesh Dhankar		NM	[41]
Chief Staff Officer (Training)		T. V. N. Prasanna		VSM	[42]
Joint Secretary (Navy & Defence Staff)		Kapil Mohan Dhir		AVSM, VSM	[43]
Command Medical Officer Western Naval Command	Surgeon Rear Admiral	Arti Sarin			[44]
Command Medical Officer Eastern Naval Command		C. S. Naidu		VSM	[45]
Commanding Officer INHS Asvini		Anupam Kapur		NM	[46]
Command Medical Officer Southern Naval Command		Dinesh Sharma			[47]

See also[]

• List of serving generals of the Indian Army
• List of serving air marshals of the Indian Air Force

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