List of Indian Navy Admirals – Chief of Indian Navy (1947-2022)

• Editorial Team
• 10th October 2021
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Who is Chief of Indian Navy?

Admiral Karambir Singh is the current Chief of Indian Navy. Admiral Karambir Singh assumed command of the Indian Navy on 31 May 2019 as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff. The Indian Navy Admiral is the head of the military staff of the Indian Navy. The Chief of the Naval Staff is the highest ranking naval officer on active service of the Indian Armed Forces. The Chief of Naval Staff is the primary adviser to the Government of India on naval affairs.

List of Indian Navy Admirals

S. No.	Name	Date of Appointment	Last Date of Service
1	Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall	15-Aug-47	14-Aug-48
2	Admiral Sir Edward Parry	15-Aug-48	13-Oct-51
3	Admiral Sir Mark Pizey	14-Oct-51	21-Jul-55
4	Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Carlill	22-Jul-55	21-Apr-58
5	Vice Admiral R.D. Katari	22-Apr-58	04-Jun-62
6	Vice Admiral B.S. Soman	05-Jun-62	03-Mar-66
7	Admiral A.K. Chatterjee	04-Mar-66	27-Feb-70
8	Admiral S.M. Nanda	28-Feb-70	28-Feb-73
9	Admiral S.N. Kohli	01-Mar-73	28-Feb-76
10	Admiral J.L. Cursetji	01-Mar-76	28-Feb-79
11	Admiral R.L. Pereira	01-Mar-79	28-Feb-82
12	Admiral O.S. Dawson	01-Mar-82	30-Nov-84
13	Admiral R.H. Tahiliani	01-Dec-84	30-Nov-87
14	Admiral J.G. Nadkarni	01-Dec-87	30-Nov-90
15	Admiral Ramdas	01-Dec-90	30-Sep-93
16	Admiral V.S. Shekhawat	01-Oct-93	30-Sep-96
17	Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat	01-Oct-96	30-Dec-98
18	Admiral Sushil Kumar	31-Dec-98	29-Dec-01
19	Admiral Madhvendra Singh	29-Dec-01	31-Jul-04
20	Admiral Arun Prakash	01-Aug-04	30-Oct-06
21	Admiral Sureesh Mehta	30-Oct-06	31-Aug-09
22	Admiral Nirmal Verma	31-Aug-09	31-Aug-12
23	Admiral Devender Kumar Joshi	31-Aug-12	26-Feb-14
24	Vice Admiral RK Dhowan	26-Feb-14	31 May 2016
25	Admiral Sunil Lanba	31-May-16	31 May 2019
26	Admiral Karambir Singh	31-May-19	Incumbent