Sureesh Mehta: Difference between revisions

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| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]

| name             = Sureesh Mehta

| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]]

| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|08|18}}

| death_date       =

| birth_place       =

| death_place       =

| placeofburial     =

| image             = Sureesh Mehta CNS.jpg

| caption           = Sureesh Mehta interacting with the media on the eve of the [[Navy Day (India)|Navy Day 2007]], in [[New Delhi]]

| nickname         =

| spouse           = Maria Teresa Mehta

| office           = 15th Indian [[High commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]] to [[New Zealand]]

| term_start       = December 2009

| term_end         = December 2011

| appointer         = [[President of India]] {{small|(then, [[Pratibha Patil]])}}

| predecessor       = K. P. Ernest

| successor         = Avanindra K. Pandey

| office1           = 48th [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]

| term_start1       = 30 September 2007

| 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}}

| serviceyears     = 1967 – 2009

| rank             = [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png|20px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|20px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]

| 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)

| military_data1   = {{plainlist|

| relations         =

| laterwork         =

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]].

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.

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>

{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=2006–2009}}

{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command]]|years=2005-2006}}

{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]]|years=2002-2003}}