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	==High Commissioner to New Zealand==		==High Commissioner to New Zealand==
	After retirement, the Indian government appointed him as India's [[High Commissioner]] to New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-21/india/28111981_1_new-envoy-high-commissioner-chief-of-naval-staff \|title=Admiral Sureesh Mehta is new envoy to New Zealand - Times of India \|website=articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-21/india/28111981_1_new-envoy-high-commissioner-chief-of-naval-staff \|archive-date=25 October 2012 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/hutt-news/3262593/Indian-High-Commissioner-in-Lower-Hutt\|title=Indian High Commissioner in Lower Hutt\|date=26 January ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4213970/India-warns-of-fallout-over-race-slurs\|title=India warns of fallout over race slurs\|date=8 October ~~2022~~}}</ref>		After retirement, the Indian government appointed him as India's [[High Commissioner]] to New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-21/india/28111981_1_new-envoy-high-commissioner-chief-of-naval-staff \|title=Admiral Sureesh Mehta is new envoy to New Zealand - Times of India \|website=articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-21/india/28111981_1_new-envoy-high-commissioner-chief-of-naval-staff \|archive-date=25 October 2012 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/hutt-news/3262593/Indian-High-Commissioner-in-Lower-Hutt\|title=Indian High Commissioner in Lower Hutt\|date=26 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4213970/India-warns-of-fallout-over-race-slurs\|title=India warns of fallout over race slurs\|date=8 October 2010}}</ref>

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	\| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]]
	\|name=Sureesh Mehta		\| name = Sureesh Mehta
	\| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]]
	\|birth_date=~~August~~ 18~~, 1947~~		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1947\|08\|18}}
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	\|caption=Sureesh Mehta interacting with the media on the eve of the Navy Day 2007, in New Delhi.		\| caption = Sureesh Mehta interacting with the media on the eve of the [[Navy Day (India)\|Navy Day 2007]], in [[New Delhi]]
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	\|allegiance={{flag\|India}}		\| spouse = Maria Teresa Mehta
	\|branch= ~~[[Indian Navy]]~~		\| office = 15th Indian [[High commissioner (Commonwealth)\|High Commissioner]] to [[New Zealand]]
	\|serviceyears=~~July~~ 1967 – ~~31 August~~ 2009		\| term_start = December 2009
	\|rank=[[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png\|20px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg\|20px]] [[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]]		\| term_end = December 2011
	\|commands=[[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]<br/>Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee<br/>[[Eastern Naval Command]]		\| appointer = [[President of India]] {{small\|(then, [[Pratibha Patil]])}}
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	\|~~awards~~=[[Param Vishist Seva Medal]]~~<br/>~~[[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]		\| office1 = 48th [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]
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			\| president1 = [[Pratibha Patil]]
			\| primeminister1 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
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			\| office2 = 19th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)]]
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			\| serviceyears = 1967 – 2009
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			\| commands = [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]<br />[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]<br />[[Eastern Naval Command]]
			\| unit = [[Fleet Air Arm]]
			\| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br />[[Operation Lal Dora]]<br />[[Kargil War]]
			\| military_blank1 = Award(s)
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			* [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]]
			* [[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.jpg\|20px]] [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]
			* [[File:IND_Sangram_Medal_Ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Sangram Medal]]
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	[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Sureesh Mehta''', [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]] (born August 18, 1947) served as 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.		\| relations =
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			[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Sureesh Mehta''', [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]] (born August 18, 1947) served as 19th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|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==		==Early life==
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	==Military career==		==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\|R11\|6}}. 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 as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) on 28 September 2007.		After graduating, Admiral Mehta joined the [[Indian Naval Air Arm\|Fleet Air Arm]] of the [[Indian Navy]], where he flew the [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] off the aircraft carrier, {{INS\|Vikrant\|R11\|6}}. 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 as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) on 28 September 2007.

	==Awards and distinctions==		==Awards and distinctions==
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	==High Commissioner to New Zealand==		==High Commissioner to New Zealand==
	After retirement the Indian government appointed him as India's [[High Commissioner]] to New Zealand.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-21/india/28111981_1_new-envoy-high-commissioner-chief-of-naval-staff ]</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/hutt-news/3262593/Indian-High-Commissioner-in-Lower-Hutt\|title=Indian High Commissioner in Lower Hutt\|date=26 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4213970/India-warns-of-fallout-over-race-slurs\|title=India warns of fallout over race slurs\|date=8 October 2010}}</ref>		After retirement, the Indian government appointed him as India's [[High Commissioner]] to New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-21/india/28111981_1_new-envoy-high-commissioner-chief-of-naval-staff \|title=Archived copy \|website=articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-21/india/28111981_1_new-envoy-high-commissioner-chief-of-naval-staff \|archive-date=25 October 2012 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/hutt-news/3262593/Indian-High-Commissioner-in-Lower-Hutt\|title=Indian High Commissioner in Lower Hutt\|date=26 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4213970/India-warns-of-fallout-over-race-slurs\|title=India warns of fallout over race slurs\|date=8 October 2010}}</ref>

	==Awards and decorations==		==Awards and decorations==
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	\|[[Paschimi Star]]		\|[[Paschimi Star]]
	\|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]		\|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]
	\|[[~~Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces~~#~~Service_and_campaign_medals~~\|Special Service Medal]]		\|[[Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces#Service and campaign medals\|Special Service Medal]]
	\|[[Sangram Medal]]		\|[[Sangram Medal]]
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	\|[[~~Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces#Service_and_campaign_medals\|~~Videsh Seva Medal]]		\|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]
	\|[[~~Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces~~#~~Independence_medals~~\|50th Independence Anniversary Medal]]		\|[[Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces#Independence medals\|50th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
	\|[[~~Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces~~#~~Independence_medals~~\|25th Independence Anniversary Medal]]		\|[[Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces#Independence medals\|25th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
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	\| colspan="1"\|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards\|30 Years Long Service Medal]]		\| colspan="1"\|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards\|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Sureesh Mehta''', [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]] (born August 18, 1947) served as 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. He studied in the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] before joining the [[Indian Navy]]. Later, he also graduated from the [[Defence Services Staff College]] and the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]].

==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|R11|6}}. 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 as 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-21/india/28111981_1_new-envoy-high-commissioner-chief-of-naval-staff ]</ref><ref>http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/hutt-news/3262593/Indian-High-Commissioner-in-Lower-Hutt</ref><ref>http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4213970/India-warns-of-fallout-over-race-slurs</ref>

==See also==
*[[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]

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

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