Krishnaswamy Natarajan


Krishnaswamy Natarajan

Director General Krishnaswamy Natarajan
Born30 December 1961[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Coast Guard
Years of service18 January 1984 - 31 December 2021
Rank Director General
Commands
  • Western Seaboard
  • Coast Guard Region (West)
  • Coast Guard Region (A&N)
  • ICGS Sangram
  • CGTC (Kochi)
  • EX-ICGS Veera
  • Ex-ICGS Kanaklata Barua
  • Ex-ICGS Chandbibi
  • ICGS Mandapam
AwardsParam Vishisht Seva Medal
President's Tatrakshak Medal
Tatrakshak Medal
Spouse(s)Mrs Jayanthi Natarajan

Krishnaswamy Natarajan PVSM, PTM, TM, is a retired Indian Coast Guard officer who served as the 23rd Director General of the Indian Coast Guard.[2] He assumed the office on 1 July 2019 and served until his superannuation on 31 December 2021.[3][4][5][6] He is currently the Executive Director of Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia - Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP, ISC) in Singapore.

  1. ^ "Director General VS Pathania, PTM, TM - DIRECTOR GENERAL INDIAN COAST GUARD". Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "V S Pathania Takes Charge As Indian Coast Guard Chief". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "K Natarajan takes over as Director General of Coast Guard". Economic Times. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. ^ "K Natarajan to replace Rajendra Singh as director general of Indian Coast Guard". India Today. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. ^ "K Natarajan to Be Next Director General of Indian Coast Guard". News18. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Krishnaswamy Natarajan appointed as next Director General of Indian Coast Guard". Hindustan Times. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.