Dinesh Kumar Tripathi

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi PVSM AVSM NM
Official portrait, 2024
26th Chief of the Naval Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
President	Droupadi Murmu
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	R. Hari Kumar
38th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
In office 3 January 2024 – 30 April 2024
Chief of Naval Staff	R. Hari Kumar
Preceded by	Sanjay Jasjit Singh
Succeeded by	Krishna Swaminathan
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command
In office 1 March 2023 – 2 January 2024
Preceded by	Ajendra Bahadur Singh
Succeeded by	Sanjay Jasjit Singh
Personal details
Born	(1964-05-15) 15 May 1964 (age 60)
Spouse	Shashi Tripathi [1]
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Navy
Years of service	July 1985 - present
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Western Naval Command Indian Naval Academy Eastern Fleet INS Trishul (F43) INS Kirch (P62) INS Vinash (K47)
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Nau Sena Medal

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM (born 15 May 1964) is a serving four star flag officer of the Indian Navy. He is the current and the 26th Chief of the Naval Staff.^[2] He took over as the 26th CNS succeeding Admiral R. Hari Kumar on 30 April 2024.^[3] He previously served as the 38th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.^[4] He earlier served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command, prior to that he served as the Chief of Personnel (COP) and as the Director General of Naval Operations (DGNO).