Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy

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The Chief of Naval staff of the Indian Navy (CNS) is the highest post in the Indian Navy.

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 March 1, 1976 February 28, 1979 PVSM
11 Admiral R.L Pereira March 1, 1979 February 28, 1982 PVSM, AVSM
12 Admiral O.S Dawson March 1, 1982 November 30, 1984 PVSM, AVSM, ADC
13 Admiral R.H Tahiliani December 1, 1984 November 30, 1987 PVSM, AVSM
14 Admiral J.G Nadkarni December 1, 1987 November 30, 1990 PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC
15 Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas December 1, 1990 September 30, 1993 PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC
16 Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat October 1, 1993 September 30, 1996 PVSM, AVSM, VrC, ADC
17 Admiral Vishnu Baghwat October 1, 1996 December 30, 1998 PVSM, AVSM, ADC
18 Admiral Sushil Kumar December 30, 1998 December 29, 2001 PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, NM, ADC
19 Admiral Madhvendra Singh December 29, 2001 July 31, 2004 PVSM, AVSM, ADC
20 Admiral Arun Prakash July 31, 2004 October 31, 2006 PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC
21 Admiral Sureesh Mehta October 31, 2006 Present PVSM, AVSM, ADC

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Rohit bali

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