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{{Infobox military person
{{Infobox officeholder
| 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}}
|death_date=
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|image= Sureesh Mehta CNS.jpg
| image               = Sureesh Mehta CNS.jpg
|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]]
|nickname=
| nickname            =
|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]])}}
|unit=
| predecessor        = K. P. Ernest
|battles=
| successor          = Avanindra K. Pandey
|awards=[[Param Vishist Seva Medal]]<br/>[[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]
| office1            = 48th [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]
|relations=
| term_start1        = 30 September 2007
|laterwork=
| term_end1          = 31 August 2009
| president1          = [[Pratibha Patil]]
| primeminister1      = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor1        = [[Joginder Jaswant Singh]]
| office2            = 19th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)]]
| term_start2        = 31 October 2006
| term_end2          = 31 August 2009
| president2          = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />[[Pratibha Patil]]
| primeminister2      = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor2        = [[Arun Prakash]]
| successor2          = [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]]
| successor1          = [[Deepak Kapoor]]
| allegiance         = {{flag|India}}
| branch             = {{navy|India}}<br />{{coast guard|India}}
| serviceyears       = 1967 – 2009
| rank               = [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png|20px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|20px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
| commands           = [[Eastern Naval Command]]<br />[[Western Fleet (India) | Western Fleet]]
| 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]]
}}
}}
[[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          =
| laterwork          =
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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==
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]].
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]].{{cn|date=November 2022}}


==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|1961|6}}. 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 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>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>
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>
 
==Awards and decorations==
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|[[File:IND Paschimi Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND_Meritorious_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|colspan="4"|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]] {{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}}
|-
|}
 
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|-
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Samar Seva Star]]
|[[Poorvi Star]]
|-
|[[Paschimi Star]]
|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Sangram Medal]]
|-
|[[Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces#Long service awards|Meritorious Service 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|25th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
|-
| colspan="1"|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
| colspan="2"|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
| colspan="1"|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|-
|}


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:High Commissioners of India to New Zealand]]
[[Category:High Commissioners of India to New Zealand]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Chiefs of Personnel (India)]]
[[Category:Indian naval aviators]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]


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Latest revision as of 09:14, 25 November 2022

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.

Admiral
Sureesh Mehta
PVSM, AVSM
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 byPresident of India (then, Pratibha Patil)
Preceded byK. P. Ernest
Succeeded byAvanindra K. Pandey
48th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
30 September 2007 – 31 August 2009
PresidentPratibha Patil
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byJoginder Jaswant Singh
Succeeded byDeepak Kapoor
19th Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
In office
31 October 2006 – 31 August 2009
PresidentA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Pratibha Patil
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byArun Prakash
Succeeded byNirmal Kumar Verma
Personal details
Born (1947-08-18) 18 August 1947 (age 77)
Spouse(s)Maria Teresa Mehta
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Navy
 Indian Coast Guard
Years of service1967 – 2009
RankIN Admiral Shoulder curl.png 14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg Admiral
UnitFleet Air Arm
CommandsEastern Naval Command
Western Fleet
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Lal Dora
Kargil War
Award(s)

Early lifeEdit

Admiral Mehta was born on 18 August 1947. 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 careerEdit

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 as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) on 28 September 2007.

Awards and distinctionsEdit

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

High Commissioner to New ZealandEdit

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

Awards and decorationsEdit

       
       
       
     
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Samar Seva Star Poorvi Star
Paschimi Star Operation Vijay Medal Special Service Medal Sangram Medal
Meritorious Service 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

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Admiral Sureesh Mehta is new envoy to New Zealand - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Indian High Commissioner in Lower Hutt". 26 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "India warns of fallout over race slurs". 8 October 2010.
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
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


 

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