Sureesh Mehta

Admiral
Sureesh Mehta
PVSM, AVSM
Admiral Sureesh Mehta PVSM, AVSM
	File:Sureesh Mehta CNS.jpg Sureesh Mehta interacting with the media on the eve of the Navy Day 2007, in New Delhi
15th Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand
	In office; December 2009 – December 2011
Appointed by	President of India (then, Pratibha Patil)
Preceded by	K. P. Ernest
Succeeded by	Avanindra K. Pandey
48th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
	In office; 30 September 2007 – 31 August 2009
President	Pratibha Patil
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Joginder Jaswant Singh
Succeeded by	Deepak Kapoor
19th Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
	In office; 31 October 2006 – 31 August 2009
President	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam; Pratibha Patil
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Arun Prakash
Succeeded by	Nirmal Kumar Verma
Personal details
Born	18 August 1947 (age 78)
Spouse	Maria Teresa Mehta
Military service
Allegiance	Error creating thumbnail: India
Branch/service	File:Naval Ensign of India.svg Indian Navy; File:Indian Coast Guard flag.svg Indian Coast Guard
Years of service	1967 – 2009
Rank	File:IN Admiral Shoulder curl.png File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg Admiral
Unit	Indian Naval Air Arm
Commands	Eastern Naval Command; Western Fleet
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Operation Lal Dora; Kargil War
Award(s)	File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishist Seva Medal; File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishist Seva Medal;

Admiral Sureesh Mehta, PVSM, AVSM (born August 18, 1947) served as 19th Chief of the Indian Navy from 31 October 2006 until 31 August 2009. He was succeeded by Nirmal Kumar Verma. He is the first service chief from India's armed forces to be born post Indian Independence. He is married to Maria Teresa Mehta, and they have two children.

Early life

Admiral Mehta was born on 18 August 1947 at Gurdaspur, Punjab in a Hindu Punjabi Khatri Family. He studied in the National Defence Academy before joining the Indian Navy. Later, he also graduated from the Defence Services Staff College and the National Defence College.^{[citation needed]}

Military career

After graduating, Admiral Mehta joined the Fleet Air Arm of the Indian Navy, where he flew the Hawker Sea Hawk off the aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. He was the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet during the Kargil War. Later, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) from 30 September 2005 till his appointment as the Naval Chief. He was appointed the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) on 28 September 2007.

Awards and distinctions

In 1995, Admiral Mehta was awarded the Ati Vishist Seva Medal. In 2005, he received the Param Vishist Seva Medal.

High Commissioner to New Zealand

After retirement, the Indian government appointed him as India's High Commissioner to New Zealand.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Awards and decorations

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File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg	File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg	File:IND Samar Seva Star Ribbon.svg	File:IND Poorvi Star Ribbon.svg
File:IND Paschimi Star Ribbon.svg	File:IND Operation Vijay star.svg	File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg	File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg
File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg	File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg	File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg	File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg

Naval aviator (Pilot) badge
Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal	Samar Seva Star	Poorvi Star
Paschimi Star	Operation Vijay Star	Special Service Medal	Sangram Medal
Operation Vijay Medal	Videsh Seva Medal	50th Independence Anniversary Medal	25th Independence Anniversary Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal	20 Years Long Service Medal		9 Years Long Service Medal

References

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http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy21.html

Military offices

Preceded by

Joginder Jaswant Singh

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
2007- 31 August 2009

Succeeded by

Deepak Kapoor

Preceded by

Arun Prakash

Chief of the Naval Staff
2006–2009

Succeeded by

Nirmal Kumar Verma

Preceded by

O P Bansal

Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command
2005-2006

Succeeded by

A K Singh

Preceded by

O. P. Bansal

Director General of the Indian Coast Guard
2003 - 2004

Succeeded by

A. K. Singh

Preceded by

Madanjit Singh

Chief of Personnel
2002-2003

Succeeded by

Yashwant Prasad

Preceded by

Yashwant Prasad

Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet
1998-2000

Succeeded by

S S Byce

Preceded by

Vinod Pasricha

Flag Officer Commanding Goa Naval Area & Flag Officer Naval Aviation
1995 - 1997

Succeeded by

K. V. Bharathan

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Chief of Defence Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (2020–2021)	Bipin Rawat
Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (2021–2022)	M. M. Naravane (acting)
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**Seconded from the Royal Navy

Sureesh Mehta

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Early life

Military career

Awards and distinctions

High Commissioner to New Zealand

Awards and decorations

See also

References

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Admiral Sureesh Mehta PVSM, AVSM
File:Sureesh Mehta CNS.jpg Sureesh Mehta interacting with the media on the eve of the Navy Day 2007, in New Delhi

15th Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand
In office December 2009 – December 2011
Appointed by	President of India (then, Pratibha Patil)
Preceded by	K. P. Ernest
Succeeded by	Avanindra K. Pandey
48th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office 30 September 2007 – 31 August 2009
President	Pratibha Patil
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Joginder Jaswant Singh
Succeeded by	Deepak Kapoor
19th Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
In office 31 October 2006 – 31 August 2009
President	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Arun Prakash
Succeeded by	Nirmal Kumar Verma

Personal details
Born	(1947-08-18) 18 August 1947 (age 78)
Spouse	Maria Teresa Mehta
Military service
Allegiance	Error creating thumbnail: India
Branch/service	File:Naval Ensign of India.svg Indian Navy File:Indian Coast Guard flag.svg Indian Coast Guard
Years of service	1967 – 2009
Rank	File:IN Admiral Shoulder curl.png File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg Admiral
Unit	Indian Naval Air Arm
Commands	Eastern Naval Command Western Fleet
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Lal Dora Kargil War
Award(s)	File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishist Seva Medal File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishist Seva Medal

Sureesh Mehta

Early life

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High Commissioner to New Zealand

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