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{{Use dmy dates|date=January | {{Short description|Indian Naval Officer}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=January | {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}} | |||
{{about|the Chief of the Indian Navy|the Hindi author|Nirmal Verma}} | {{about|the Chief of the Indian Navy|the Hindi author|Nirmal Verma}} | ||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] | ||
| name | | name = Nirmal Kumar Verma | ||
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]] | | honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]] | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|11|14}} | ||
| death_date | | death_date = | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = | ||
| death_place | | death_place = | ||
| placeofburial = | | placeofburial = | ||
| image | | image = Admiral Verma.jpg | ||
| image_size | | image_size = | ||
| caption | | caption = Admiral Verma as CNS 2009. | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| | | office = 24th [[High Commissioner]] of [[India]] to [[Canada]] | ||
| | | term_start = November 2012 | ||
| serviceyears | | term_end = November 2014 | ||
| rank | | appointer = [[President of India]] {{small|(then, [[Pranab Mukherjee]])}} | ||
| predecessor = Shashishekhar M. Gavai | |||
| commands | | successor = Vishnu Prakash | ||
| unit | | office1 = 51st [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] | ||
| battles | | term_start1 = 30 July 2011 | ||
| | | term_end1 = 31 August 2012 | ||
| relations | | president1 = [[Pratibha Patil]]<br />[[Pranab Mukherjee]] | ||
| | | primeminister1 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | ||
| | | predecessor1 = [[Pradeep Vasant Naik]] | ||
| successor1 = [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne|N. A. K. Browne]] | |||
| office2 = 20th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)]] | |||
| term_start2 = 31 August 2009 | |||
| term_end2 = 31 August 2012 | |||
| president2 = [[Pratibha Patil]]<br />[[Pranab Mukherjee]] | |||
| primeminister2 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | |||
| predecessor2 = [[Sureesh Mehta]] | |||
| successor2 = [[Devendra Kumar Joshi]] | |||
| alma_mater = [[Royal Naval Staff College]] | |||
| allegiance = {{flag|India}} | |||
| branch = {{navy|India}} | |||
| serviceyears = 1970 – 2012 | |||
| rank = [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png|23px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|23px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] | |||
| commands = [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]]<br/>[[Eastern Naval Command]]<br/>[[INS Viraat]]<br/>[[INS Ranvir]]<br/>{{ship|INS|Udaygiri|F35|6}} | |||
| unit = | |||
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br />[[Operation Lal Dora]] | |||
| military_blank1 = Award(s) | |||
| military_data1 = {{plainlist| | |||
* [[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]] | |||
}} | |||
| relations = [[Vice Admiral]] [[Bimal Verma]] (brother) | |||
| military_blank2 = Later work(s) | |||
| military_data2 = ''CNO'', [[Naval War College|US Naval War College]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Nirmal Kumar Verma''' (born 14 November 1950)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nirmal-kumar-verma-named-navy-chief-395706|title=Nirmal Kumar Verma named Navy chief|work=NDTV.com|date=6 June 2009|agency=Press Trust of India|access-date=19 January | [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Nirmal Kumar Verma''' (born 14 November 1950)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nirmal-kumar-verma-named-navy-chief-395706|title=Nirmal Kumar Verma named Navy chief|work=NDTV.com|date=6 June 2009|agency=Press Trust of India|access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref> is a former senior [[Naval Officer|naval officer]] who served as the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] of [[Indian Navy]], from 31 August 2009 to 31 August 2012. In November 2012, he was appointed as the [[High Commissioner|High Commissioner to Canada]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
[[File:US Navy 100924-N-8273J-101 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tour various aircraft and facilities at Naval Air Station Paxtuxent R.jpg|200px|thumbnail|left|Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, right, and Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy Adm. Nirmal Verma, middle left, tour various aircraft and facilities at Naval Air Station Paxtuxent River]] | [[File:US Navy 100924-N-8273J-101 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tour various aircraft and facilities at Naval Air Station Paxtuxent R.jpg|200px|thumbnail|left|[[Chief of Naval Operations|Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)]] [[Gary Roughead|Adm. Gary Roughead]], right, and Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy Adm. Nirmal Verma, middle left, tour various aircraft and facilities at [[Naval Air Station Paxtuxent River]]]] | ||
Verma took charge of the Naval Academy in [[Goa]], and subsequently became commander of a series of Indian Navy ships, including [[INS Ranvir (D54)]] and [[INS Viraat]], India's only [[aircraft carrier]]. He then took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the [[Eastern Naval Command]], and was appointed Chief of the Indian Navy upon the retirement of [[Sureesh Mehta]] on 31 August 2009. During his career he has been awarded several decorations, including the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeenews.com/news537319.html |title=Vice Admiral NK Verma named next Navy Chief |publisher=Zeenews.com |date=2009-06-06 |access-date=2012-04-26}}</ref> | Verma took charge of the Naval Academy in [[Goa]], and subsequently became commander of a series of Indian Navy ships, including [[INS Ranvir (D54)]] and [[INS Viraat]], India's only [[aircraft carrier]]. He then took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the [[Eastern Naval Command]], and was appointed Chief of the Indian Navy upon the retirement of [[Sureesh Mehta]] on 31 August 2009. During his career he has been awarded several decorations, including the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeenews.com/news537319.html |title=Vice Admiral NK Verma named next Navy Chief |publisher=Zeenews.com |date=2009-06-06 |access-date=2012-04-26}}</ref> | ||
He took over as the Chairman, Chief's of Staff Committee on 30 July 2011 from the then outgoing [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]] [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Pradeep Vasant Naik|P V Naik]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1165_Admiral_Nirmal_Verma.htm|title=Admiral Nirmal Verma takes over as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee |publisher=India strategic |date=2011-06-21 |access-date=2013-12-07}}</ref> | He took over as the Chairman, Chief's of Staff Committee on 30 July 2011 from the then outgoing [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]] [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Pradeep Vasant Naik|P V Naik]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1165_Admiral_Nirmal_Verma.htm|title=Admiral Nirmal Verma takes over as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee |publisher=India strategic |date=2011-06-21 |access-date=2013-12-07}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Sangram Medal]] | |[[Sangram Medal]] | ||
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]] | |[[Operation Parakram Medal]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Videsh Seva Medal]] | ||
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|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] | |[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] | ||
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==Post Retirement== | ==Post Retirement== | ||
Adm Verma was appointed as High Commissioner of India to Canada in 2012.<ref>http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/20747/Admiral+Nirmal+Kumar+Verma+appointed+as+High+Commissioner+of+India+to+Canada</ref> He is currently a CNO Distinguished International Fellow at the US [[Naval War College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnavalwarcollegeri/29774068131/|title=160922-N-RX668-008|website=Flickr|language=en-us|access-date=2017-06-24}}</ref> | Adm Verma was appointed as High Commissioner of India to Canada in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/20747/Admiral+Nirmal+Kumar+Verma+appointed+as+High+Commissioner+of+India+to+Canada|title=Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma appointed as High Commissioner of India to Canada}}</ref> He is currently a CNO Distinguished International Fellow at the US [[Naval War College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnavalwarcollegeri/29774068131/|title=160922-N-RX668-008|website=Flickr|date=22 September 2016|language=en-us|access-date=2017-06-24}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{s-bef|before=[[Pradeep Vasant Naik]]}} | {{s-bef|before=[[Pradeep Vasant Naik]]}} | ||
{{s-ttl|title=[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]|years=2011 - | {{s-ttl|title=[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]|years=2011 - 2022}} | ||
{{s-aft | after =[[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]]}} | {{s-aft | after =[[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]]}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
{{s-bef|before=[[Sureesh Mehta]]}} | {{s-bef|before=[[Sureesh Mehta]]}} | ||
{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years= | {{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=2009–2022}} | ||
{{s-aft|after=[[Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi|Devendra Kumar Joshi]]}} | {{s-aft|after=[[Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi|Devendra Kumar Joshi]]}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
{{s-bef|before=[[Prem Suthan]]}} | {{s-bef|before=[[Prem Suthan]]}} | ||
{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command]]|years=2008- | {{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command]]|years=2008-2022}} | ||
{{s-aft|after=Anup Singh}} | {{s-aft|after=Anup Singh}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
{{s-bef|before=[[Vijay Shankar]]}} | {{s-bef|before=[[Vijay Shankar (admiral)|Vijay Shankar]]}} | ||
{{s-ttl|title=[[Commanding Officer]] [[INS Viraat]]|years=1996-1997}} | {{s-ttl|title=[[Commanding Officer]] [[INS Viraat]]|years=1996-1997}} | ||
{{s-aft|after=S K Damle}} | {{s-aft|after=S K Damle}} | ||
{{s-end}} | {{s-end}} | ||
{{Chief of Defence Staff (India)}} | |||
{{Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)}} | {{Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Verma, Nirmal Kumar}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Verma, Nirmal Kumar}} | ||
[[Category:Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India)]] | [[Category:Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India)]] | ||
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[[Category:Indian Navy admirals]] | [[Category:Indian Navy admirals]] | ||
[[Category:Commandants of the Indian Naval Academy]] | [[Category:Commandants of the Indian Naval Academy]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||