Nirmal Kumar Verma

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Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma (born 14 November 1950)[1] is a former senior naval officer who served as the Chief of the Naval Staff of Indian Navy, from 31 August 2009 to 31 August 2012. In November 2012, he was appointed the High Commissioner to Canada.

Early life

Born on 14 November 1950, he joined the Indian Navy at the age of 19.[2] He studied at Goethals Memorial School Kurseong, Royal Naval Staff College in the United Kingdom, and the Naval War College in 1993 in the United States.[3]

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
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

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, at that time 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.[4] He took over as the Chairman, Chief's of Staff Committee on 30 July 2011 from the then outgoing Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P V Naik.[5]

Awards

File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg File:IND Poorvi Star Ribbon.svg File:IND Paschimi Star Ribbon.svg
File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg
File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg
File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Poorvi Star Paschimi Star
Special Service Medal Sangram Medal Operation Parakram Medal Videsh Seva Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 25th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Post Retirement

Adm Verma was appointed High Commissioner of India to Canada in 2012.[6] He is currently a CNO Distinguished International Fellow at the US Naval War College.[7]

References

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Military offices
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