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The '''Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy''' is the head and in-charge of all the functioning of the [[Indian Naval Academy]]. The Commandant of the Academy is a [[Three-star rank]] officer holding the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]. He is supported by the Deputy Commandant, a [[Two-star rank|Two star]] appointment and the heads of the Academic Wing ([[Rear Admiral]] Principal), Training Wing ([[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] rank officer) and the Admin wing ([[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] rank officer).<ref>{{cite web |title=Headquarters {{!}} INA |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=Headquarters |website=www.ina.gov.in}}</ref> The current Commandant is [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[M. A. Hampiholi]], [[AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]].<ref>{{cite web |title=COMMANDANT {{!}} INA |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=node/1406 |website=www.ina.gov.in}}</ref>

| 10|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] [[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema|S P S Cheema]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM}}}}|| April 1999||June 2001|| Later served as [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]], Chief of the [[Integrated Defence Staff]],<ref>{{cite web |title=New Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Takes Over |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=87159 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> Commander-in Chief [[Strategic Forces Command]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=India |first1=Press Trust of |title=Lt Gen Amit Sharma is new commander of strategic forces |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lt-gen-amit-sharma-is-new-commander-of-strategic-forces-114061301188_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=13 June 2014}}</ref> Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Southern Naval Command]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-c (South) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-c-south |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral S.P.S Cheema new chief of Western Naval Command |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/vice-admiral-s-p-s-cheema-new-chief-of-western-naval-command-115033100533_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=31 March 2015}}</ref>

| 16|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] M P Muralidharan || January 2008 {{refn|Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 18 February 2009.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=187}}|group= n}}|| September 2009 ||First Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at the Ezhimala campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naval Academy bids adieu to Vice Admiral |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Naval-Academy-bids-adieu-to-Vice-Admiral/article16876836.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=26 August 2009}}</ref> Later served as Director General [[Indian Coast Guard]] (DGICG).<ref>{{cite web |title=Coast Guard Officers complete Training {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/coast-guard-officers-complete-training |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>

| 17|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Anurag G Thapliyal || September 2009 {{refn|Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 1 October 2009.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=187}}|group= n}}|| January 2012 || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Anandan |first1=S. |title=Naval Academy may enrol foreign trainees soon |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Naval-Academy-may-enrol-foreign-trainees-soon/article13372333.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=20 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=h7 |url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/jul01-11/h7.htm |website=sainiksamachar.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Naval academy celebrates Independence Day |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Naval-academy-celebrates-Independence-Day/article16134199.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=15 August 2010}}</ref> Later served as Director General [[Indian Coast Guard]] (DGICG) <ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Tapliyal, Director General Coast Guard Commissions CG Ship 'Abhinav' {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-tapliyal-director-general-coast-guard-commissions-cg-ship-abhinav |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>

| 22|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Dinesh K Tripathi]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}|| June 2019 || July 2020 || Current [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-avsm-nm-assumes-charge-commandant-indian-naval-academy |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=New Commandant for Naval Academy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-commandant-for-naval-academy/article32207749.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=28 July 2020}}</ref>

| 23|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[M. A. Hampiholi]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}|| July 2020 || present || <ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=New Commandant for Naval Academy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-commandant-for-naval-academy/article32207749.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=28 July 2020}}</ref>