Sureesh Mehta

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Early life

Admiral Mehta was born on 18 August 1947 at Gurdaspur, Punjab. He studied in the National Defence Academy before joining the Indian Navy. Later, he also graduated from the Defence Services Staff College and the National Defence College.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Military career

After graduating, Admiral Mehta joined the Fleet Air Arm of the Indian Navy, where he flew the Hawker Sea Hawk off the aircraft carrier, Template:INS. He was the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet during the Kargil War. Later, 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 the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) on 28 September 2007.

Awards and distinctions

In 1995, Admiral Mehta was awarded the Ati Vishist Seva Medal. In 2005, he received the Param Vishist Seva Medal.

High Commissioner to New Zealand

After retirement, the Indian government appointed him as India's High Commissioner to New Zealand.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Awards and decorations

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

References

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Military offices
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