Rank Admiral Allegiance India Service/branch Indian Navy | Education Naval War College Name Nirmal Verma | |
Born November 14, 1951 (age 72) ( 1951-11-14 ) Years of service July 1, 1970 - August 31, 2012 Awards Param Vishist Seva Medal
Ati Vishist Seva Medal, ADC | ||
Commands held Chief of the Naval Staff | ||
Nirmal kumar verma
Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma (born November 14, 1951) is a former Indian Navy Admiral who served as the Chief of the Naval Staff of Indian Navy, from August 31, 2009 to August 31, 2012. In November 2012, he was appointed as the High Commissioner to Canada.
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Nirmal kumar verma
Early life
Born on November 14, 1951, he joined the Indian Navy at the age of 19. 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.
Military career
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, 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 August 31, 2009. During his career he has been awarded several decorations, including the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. He took over as the Chairman, Chief's of Staff Committee on July 30, 2011 from the then outgoing Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P V Naik.
Post Retirement
Adm Verma was appointed as High Commissioner of India to Canada in 2012 and continued as High Commissioner November 2014. He is currently a CNO International Fellow at the US Naval War College.