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{{short description|Indian Navy Admiral}}
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| name = Anil Jaggi
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[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] '''Anil Jaggi''' is a serving Flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He currently serves as the Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area. He earlier served as the [[Naval attaché|Naval adviser]] to the [[High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]] at [[India House, London]].

==Naval career==
Jaggi graduated from the Naval Academy, Goa and was commissioned into the [[Indian Navy]] on 1 January 1993. He is a specialist in Navigation and Direction. He attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] and the [[Naval War College, Goa]]. He also attended the United Nations Observer Course in Sweden.<ref name="NJ Times">{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Anil Jaggi is new Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area |url=https://navjeevanexpress.com/rear-admiral-anil-jaggi-is-new-flag-officer-commanding-gujarat-naval-area/ |website=navjeevanexpress.com |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>

In his staff appointments, Jaggi has served as the Joint Director and later Director in the Directorate of Naval Planning (DNP) at Naval Headquarters. He was an instructor at his alma mater [[Defence Services Staff College]] in Wellington.<ref name="GNA twitter">{{cite web |title=RAdm Anil Jaggi |url=https://twitter.com/IN_GDD/status/1686327132539273216 |website=twitter.com |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>

Jaggi has commanded the [[lead ship]] of [[Veer-class corvette|her-class]] of missile vessels {{ship|INS|Veer|K40}}. He then served as the [[executive officer]] of the [[Talwar-class frigate]] {{ship|INS|Tabar|F44}} and commanded the [[Shivalik-class frigate|Shivalik-class]] [[stealth ship|stealth]] [[guided missile frigate]] {{ship|INS|Sahyadri|F49}}.<ref name="IN website - FOGNA">{{cite web |title=RAdm Anil Jaggi assumed charge as FOGNA {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/radm-anil-jaggi-assumed-charge-fogna |website=indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> During his command, ''Sahyadri'' was adjudged the Best Ship of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/990114333714735104 |url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/990114333714735104 |website=Twitter |access-date=24 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Also during his command, the ship was affiliated with the [[Poona Horse]] regiment of the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Army-Navy demo marks affiliation of INS Sahyadri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/army-navy-demo-marks-affiliation-of-ins-sahyadri/articleshow/56159587.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=24 August 2023 |date=25 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Affiliation ceremony of INS Sahyadri with Poona Horse performed in Visakhapatnam |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2016/dec/25/affiliation-ceremony-of-ins-sahyadri-with-poona-horse-performed-in-visakhapatnam-1552926.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=INS Sahyadri: Navy ship affiliated to Army |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/251216/ins-sahyadri-navy-ship-affiliated-to-army.html |website=deccanchronicle.com |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>

As a [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]], Jaggi served as the [[Naval attaché|Naval advisor]] to the [[High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]] at the [[High Commission of India, London]]. The High Commissioners during his tenure were [[Gaitri Issar Kumar]] and [[Vikram Doraiswami]].<ref name="NA London">{{cite web |title=https://twitter.com/LondonPortAuth/status/1559131425739251712?s=20 |url=https://twitter.com/LondonPortAuth/status/1559131425739251712?s=20 |website=Twitter |access-date=24 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="HCI">{{cite web |title=High Commission of India, London, United Kingdom : Former High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom |url=https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/page/former-high-commissioners-of-india-to-the-united-kingdom/ |website=www.hcilondon.gov.in}}</ref> He subsequently moved to naval headquarters as the Commodore (Foreign Cooperation) in the Directorate of Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence.<ref>{{cite web |title=GOA MARITIME SYMPOSIUM- 2022 |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1873284 |website=www.pib.gov.in |access-date=24 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Cmde (FC)">{{cite web |title=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1663760656992968705?s=20 |url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1663760656992968705?s=20 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

===Flag rank===
Jaggi was promoted to flag rank on 1 August 2023 and was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area. He took command from Rear Admiral [[Sameer Saxena (admiral)|Sameer Saxena]].<ref name="IN website - FOGNA" />

==Awards and decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=75yearmedal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|colspan=4|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_30_Years_Long_Service_Ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[75th Independence Anniversary Medal (India)|75th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
|[[50th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|colspan=2|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Naval War College, Goa alumni]]
[[Category:Defence Services Staff College alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Naval Academy alumni]]
[[Category:Academic staff of the Defence Services Staff College]]

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