Anil Jaggi

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Anil Jaggi
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1993 – present
RankBritish Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-7.svg 12-Indian Navy-RADM.svg Rear Admiral
Commands heldGujarat Naval Area
INS Sahyadri (F49)
INS Veer (K40)

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 adviser to the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom at India House, London.

Naval career[edit]

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 and the Naval War College, Goa. He also attended the United Nations Observer Course in Sweden.[1]

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.[2]

Jaggi has commanded the lead ship of her-class of missile vessels INS Veer (K40). He then served as the executive officer of the Talwar-class frigate INS Tabar (F44) and commanded the Shivalik-class stealth guided missile frigate INS Sahyadri (F49).[3] During his command, Sahyadri was adjudged the Best Ship of the Eastern Fleet.[4] Also during his command, the ship was affiliated with the Poona Horse regiment of the Indian Army.[5][6][7]

As a Commodore, Jaggi served as the 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.[8][9] He subsequently moved to naval headquarters as the Commodore (Foreign Cooperation) in the Directorate of Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence.[10][11]

Flag rank[edit]

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.[3]

Awards and decorations[edit]

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Samanya Seva Medal Sainya Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

References[edit]

  1. "Rear Admiral Anil Jaggi is new Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area". navjeevanexpress.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. "RAdm Anil Jaggi". twitter.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "RAdm Anil Jaggi assumed charge as FOGNA | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. "https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/990114333714735104". Twitter. Retrieved 24 August 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  5. "Army-Navy demo marks affiliation of INS Sahyadri". The Times of India. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. "Affiliation ceremony of INS Sahyadri with Poona Horse performed in Visakhapatnam". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. "INS Sahyadri: Navy ship affiliated to Army". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. "https://twitter.com/LondonPortAuth/status/1559131425739251712?s=20". Twitter. Retrieved 24 August 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  9. "High Commission of India, London, United Kingdom : Former High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom". www.hcilondon.gov.in.
  10. "GOA MARITIME SYMPOSIUM- 2022". www.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  11. "https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1663760656992968705?s=20". Twitter. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
Military offices
Preceded by
Sameer Saxena
Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area
2023 – Present
Incumbent