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<div>{{Short description|Former Indian Navy chief (died 2019)}}<br />
{{About|the military officer|other people with the same name|Sushil Kumar (disambiguation)}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox military person<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]<br />
| name = Sushil Kumar Isaac<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]]<br />
| image = Admiral Sushil Kumar.jpg<br />
| birth_date = <br />
| death_date = {{death-date|27 November 2019}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Neyyoor, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| death_place = [[New Delhi]]<br />
| placeofburial = <br />
| caption = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}<br />
| branch = {{navy|India}}<br />
| serviceyears = <br />
| rank = [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png|23px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|23px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]<br />
| commands = [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]<br/>[[Southern Naval Command]]<br />[[Andaman and Nicobar Command|FORTAN]]<br />
| unit = <br />
| battles = [[Invasion of Goa|Goa Liberation of 1961]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]<br />[[Kargil War]]<br />
| awards = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br /> [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br /> [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br /> [[Nao Sena Medal]]<br />
| laterwork = <br />
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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Sushil Kumar Isaac''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]] (died 27 November 2019) was an [[Indian Navy]] [[Admiral]] who served as [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] of the Indian Navy. A native of [[Neyyoor]] ([[Nagercoil]]), he ceased to use his surname of Isaac because it caused confusion with his brother, who shares the same initials and is also a naval officer.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990107/00750555p.html |title=Indian Express: Harinder's appointment will be reconsidered: CNS |work=Indian Express |date=6 January 1999 |first=Gaurav C. |last=Sawant |access-date=2013-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923152926/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/19990107/00750555p.html |archive-date=2013-09-23}}</ref><br />
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==Naval career==<br />
A specialist in [[hydrography]] and [[amphibious warfare]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral Sushil Kumar |url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=93 |date=21 February 2005 |publisher=Indian Navy Information Resource and Facilitation Centre |access-date=2014-12-28}}</ref> Kumar was also a qualified air warfare instructor. He was an alumnus of the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] and was an instructor at the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington. His training abroad included a deputation to the [[Royal Navy]] on board {{HMS|Dampier|K611|6}} in 1963 and a course in amphibious warfare with the [[US Navy]] at [[Coronado, California]], in 1976.<ref name="bharat-rakshak1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy18.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830133635/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy18.html |archive-date=2009-08-30 |title=Admiral Sushil Kumar |publisher=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref> He participated in the 1961 [[invasion of Goa]] and in both the Indo-Pakistan wars of [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] and [[Indo-Pakistan War|1971]]. He was awarded the [[Nao Sena Medal]] for gallantry whilst in command of [[INS Ghorpad (L14)|INS Ghorpad]].<br />
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Kumar was promoted to substantive commander on 1 January 1977 and to captain on 1 January 1983.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1400 |date=31 December 1977 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1234 |date=23 July 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> As Director of Naval Operations, he was decorated with the [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] for his exceptional conduct in [[Operation Pawan]] and in [[1988 Maldives Coup|Operation Cactus (Liberation of Maldives)]].<br />
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===Flag rank===<br />
He was promoted to substantive rear admiral on 6 July 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=970 |date=22 May 1993 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> <br />
Kumar held operational commands and important posts such as the [[Vice Chief of Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Naval Staff]], the Flag Officer Maharashtra Area (FOMA), Commander of the Flotilla in Mumbai and Fortress Commander, [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]] (FORTAN). He was the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]] in [[Kochi]], before being appointed the Chief of Naval Staff. Sushil Kumar assumed charge of the Indian Navy, as the 16th Chief of Naval Staff, on 30 December 1998. During his tenure as CNS, He was the highest-decorated serving officer in the Indian Navy, and he retired on 29 December 2001. He was a keen yachtsman and played [[polo]] on the international circuit, for which he had an international rating of 4+ goals.<ref name="bharat-rakshak1"/><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Kumar died on 27 November 2019 at the Indian Army Research and Referral Hospital, Delhi at the age of 79. Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] expressed his condolences upon this.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2019/11/27/del19-pm-exnavy-chief.html|title=PM condoles demise of former Navy chief Sushil Kumar|last=|first=|date=27 November 2019|website=[[Press Trust of India]]|language=en|via=The Week|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-navy-chief-admiral-sushil-kumar-dead/article30103244.ece|title=Former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar dead|last=Delhi|first=Special Correspondent New|date=2019-11-28|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-03|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and decorations==<br />
[[File:Former Indian Navy chiefs with Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs 2015.jpg|thumb|304x304px|Kumar (2nd from left) with former chiefs and Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs, 2015]]<br />
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|[[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:Nao Sena Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:India General Service Medal 1947.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Poorvi Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Paschimi Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="4"|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]] [[File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]] [[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
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|colspan="5"|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]] [[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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|-<br />
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Nausena Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[General Service Medal 1947|General Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Poorvi Star]]<br />
|[[Paschimi Star]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Special Service Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Raksha Medal]]<br />
|[[Sangram Medal]]<br />
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="1"|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] <br />
|colspan="2"|[[Indian military decorations|25th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] <br />
|colspan="1"|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|30 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="2"|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|20 Years Long Service Medal]] <br />
|colspan="2"|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|9 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|}<br />
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<div>{{Short description|Former Indian Navy chief (died 2019)}}<br />
{{About|the military officer|other people with the same name|Sushil Kumar (disambiguation)}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}<br />
{{Infobox military person<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]<br />
| name = Sushil Kumar Isaac<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]]<br />
| image = Admiral Sushil Kumar.jpg<br />
| birth_date = <br />
| death_date = {{death-date|27 November 2022}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Neyyoor, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| death_place = [[New Delhi]]<br />
| placeofburial = <br />
| caption = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}<br />
| branch = {{navy|India}}<br />
| serviceyears = <br />
| rank = [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png|23px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|23px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]<br />
| commands = [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]<br/>[[Southern Naval Command]]<br />[[Andaman and Nicobar Command|FORTAN]]<br />
| unit = <br />
| battles = [[Invasion of Goa|Goa Liberation of 1961]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]<br />[[Kargil War]]<br />
| awards = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br /> [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br /> [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br /> [[Nao Sena Medal]]<br />
| laterwork = <br />
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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Sushil Kumar Isaac''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]] (died 27 November 2019) was an [[Indian Navy]] [[Admiral]] who served as [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] of the Indian Navy. A native of [[Neyyoor]] ([[Nagercoil]]), he ceased to use his surname of Isaac because it caused confusion with his brother, who shares the same initials and is also a naval officer.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990107/00750555p.html |title=Indian Express: Harinder's appointment will be reconsidered: CNS |work=Indian Express |date=6 January 1999 |first=Gaurav C. |last=Sawant |access-date=2013-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923152926/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/19990107/00750555p.html |archive-date=2013-09-23}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Naval career==<br />
A specialist in [[hydrography]] and [[amphibious warfare]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral Sushil Kumar |url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=93 |date=21 February 2005 |publisher=Indian Navy Information Resource and Facilitation Centre |access-date=2014-12-28}}</ref> Kumar was also a qualified air warfare instructor. He was an alumnus of the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] and was an instructor at the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington. His training abroad included a deputation to the [[Royal Navy]] on board {{HMS|Dampier|K611|6}} in 1963 and a course in amphibious warfare with the [[US Navy]] at [[Coronado, California]], in 1976.<ref name="bharat-rakshak1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy18.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830133635/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy18.html |archive-date=2009-08-30 |title=Admiral Sushil Kumar |publisher=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref> He participated in the 1961 [[invasion of Goa]] and in both the Indo-Pakistan wars of [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] and [[Indo-Pakistan War|1971]]. He was awarded the [[Nao Sena Medal]] for gallantry whilst in command of [[INS Ghorpad (L14)|INS Ghorpad]].<br />
<br />
Kumar was promoted to substantive commander on 1 January 1977 and to captain on 1 January 1983.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1400 |date=31 December 1977 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1234 |date=23 July 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> As Director of Naval Operations, he was decorated with the [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] for his exceptional conduct in [[Operation Pawan]] and in [[1988 Maldives Coup|Operation Cactus (Liberation of Maldives)]].<br />
<br />
===Flag rank===<br />
He was promoted to substantive rear admiral on 6 July 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=970 |date=22 May 1993 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> <br />
Kumar held operational commands and important posts such as the [[Vice Chief of Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Naval Staff]], the Flag Officer Maharashtra Area (FOMA), Commander of the Flotilla in Mumbai and Fortress Commander, [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]] (FORTAN). He was the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]] in [[Kochi]], before being appointed the Chief of Naval Staff. Sushil Kumar assumed charge of the Indian Navy, as the 16th Chief of Naval Staff, on 30 December 1998. During his tenure as CNS, He was the highest-decorated serving officer in the Indian Navy, and he retired on 29 December 2001. He was a keen yachtsman and played [[polo]] on the international circuit, for which he had an international rating of 4+ goals.<ref name="bharat-rakshak1"/><br />
<br />
== Death ==<br />
Kumar died on 27 November 2019 at the Indian Army Research and Referral Hospital, Delhi at the age of 79. Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] expressed his condolences upon this.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2019/11/27/del19-pm-exnavy-chief.html|title=PM condoles demise of former Navy chief Sushil Kumar|last=|first=|date=27 November 2019|website=[[Press Trust of India]]|language=en|via=The Week|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-navy-chief-admiral-sushil-kumar-dead/article30103244.ece|title=Former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar dead|last=Delhi|first=Special Correspondent New|date=2019-11-28|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-03|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and decorations==<br />
[[File:Former Indian Navy chiefs with Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs 2015.jpg|thumb|304x304px|Kumar (2nd from left) with former chiefs and Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs, 2015]]<br />
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|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:Nao Sena Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:India General Service Medal 1947.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Poorvi Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Paschimi Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
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|[[File:IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="4"|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]] [[File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]] [[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="5"|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]] [[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]<br />
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|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Nausena Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[General Service Medal 1947|General Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Poorvi Star]]<br />
|[[Paschimi Star]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Special Service Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Raksha Medal]]<br />
|[[Sangram Medal]]<br />
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]<br />
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|colspan="1"|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] <br />
|colspan="2"|[[Indian military decorations|25th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] <br />
|colspan="1"|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|30 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="2"|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|20 Years Long Service Medal]] <br />
|colspan="2"|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|9 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
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