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The Chief of Naval staff of the Indian Navy (CNS) is the highest post in the Indian Navy. The current Chief of Naval Staff is Admiral Arun Prakash.
List of all Admirals:
| No. |
Name |
Appointment Date |
Left Office |
Decorations |
| 1 |
Rear Admiral John Talbot Savignac Hall* |
August 15, 1947 |
August 14, 1948 |
CIE |
| 2 |
Admiral Sir William Edward Parry* |
August 14, 1947 |
October 13, 1951 |
KCB |
| 3 |
Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey* |
March 31, 1955 |
April 01, 1955 |
KBE, CB, DSO |
| 4 |
Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Hope Carlill* |
July 21, 1955 |
April 21, 1958 |
KBE, CB, DSO |
| 5 |
Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari |
April 22, 1958 |
June 04, 1962 |
- |
| 6 |
Vice Admiral B.S Soman |
June 04, 1962 |
March 03, 1966 |
- |
| 7 |
Admiral A.K Chatterji |
March 03, 1966 |
February 28, 1970 |
- |
| 8 |
Admiral S.M Nanda |
February 28, 1970 |
February 28, 1973 |
PVSM, AVSM |
| 9 |
Admiral S.N Kohli |
February 28, 1973 |
February 29, 1976 |
Padma Bhushan, PVSM |
| 10 |
Admiral J.L Cursetji |
- |
- |
PVSM |
| 11 |
Admiral R.L Pereira |
- |
- |
PVSM, AVSM |
| 12 |
Admiral O.S Dawson |
- |
- |
PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
| 13 |
Admiral R.H Tahiliani |
- |
- |
PVSM, AVSM |
| 14 |
Admiral J.G Nadkarni |
- |
- |
PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC |
| 15 |
Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas |
- |
- |
PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC |
| 16 |
Admiral V.S Shekhawat |
- |
- |
PVSM, AVSM, VrC, ADC |
| 17 |
Admiral Vishnu Baghwat |
- |
- |
PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
| 18 |
Admiral Sushil Kumar |
- |
- |
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, NM, ADC |
| 19 |
Admiral Madhvendra Singh |
- |
- |
PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
| 20 |
Admiral Arun Prakash |
- |
- |
PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC |
| 21 |
Admiral Sureesh Mehta |
- |
Present |
PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
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