Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar to be the next Chief of Naval Staff

Western Naval Command (WNC) chief Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar has been appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from 30th November 2021.

He is presently the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command. He succeeded Admiral Karambir Singh, who will retire from the service on 30th November 2021. He was commissioned on 1st Jan 1983 into the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. He served as Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet.