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Georgios Giakoumakis

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Allegiance
  
Greece

Years of service
  
1977–2017

Service/branch
  
Hellenic Navy

Rank
  
Vice Admiral

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Born
  
29 June 1959 (age 57) Chania, Crete (
1959-06-29
)

Commands held
  
Chief of the Navy General Staff

Vice Admiral Georgios Giakoumakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Γιακουμάκης, born June 29, 1959) is a Greek naval officer, and a former Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff.

He joined the Navy in 1977 and qualified as a communications officer. He commanded the frigate Kanaris and commanded the 1st Frigate Division.

He served as Deputy Commander in Chief of the Fleet, Deputy Commander of the Hellenic National Defence College and Commander of the Naval Training Command. He was then promoted to Vice Admiral and appointed Chief of the Fleet Command.

In 2015 he was appointed Chief of the Navy General Staff. Along with the chiefs of staff of the Army and the Air Force, he was dismissed by decision of the KYSEA on 16 January 2017 and replaced by Vice Admiral Nikolaos Tsounis, until then commander of the National Defence College.

Education

He obtained a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.

References

Georgios Giakoumakis Wikipedia