R. Hari Kumar

Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar
Official portrait, 2022
25th Chief of the Naval Staff
In office
30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)[1] – 30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
President
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byKarambir Singh
Succeeded byDinesh K Tripathi
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command
In office
28 February 2021 (2021-02-28) – 29 November 2021 (2021-11-29)
Preceded byAjit Kumar P
Succeeded byAjendra Bahadur Singh
Vice Chief of Defence Staff
In office
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) – 28 February 2021 (2021-02-28)
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAtul Kumar Jain
Personal details
Born (1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 62)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Spouse
Kala Nair
(m. 1989)
Children1
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Navy
Years of service1 January 1983 – 30 April 2024
Rank Admiral
Commands
Service number02540-Y[2]

Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (born 12 April 1962) is retired flag officer in the Indian Navy. He served as 25th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS). Previously, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.[3] In his prior appointments, he served as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Chief of Personnel, Controller Personnel Services, the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, Flag Officer Sea Training[4] and the Chief of the Staff of the Western Naval Command.[5] He was the Commandant of the Naval War College, Goa and served as a naval advisor to the government of Seychelles.[6][7][8] He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, the Naval War College, the Army War College, Mhow and the Royal College of Defence Studies.

  1. ^ "ADMIRAL R HARI KUMAR, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC ASSUMES COMMAND OF THE INDIAN NAVY AS 25th CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF". PIB. 30 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference avsm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar takes charge as Western Naval Command Chief". Times Of India. 28 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Admiral Hari Kumar takes charge as new Navy chief". Deccan Herald. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-In-Chief Western Naval Command". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. ^ @HQ_IDS_India (1 December 2019). "V Adm R Hari Kumar, AVSM, VSM assumed the Appt of CISC on 02 Dec 19" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Chief of Personnel (COP)". Indian Navy. Indian Navy. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, AVSM VSM Assumes Charge as Chief of Personnel". Indian Navy. Indian Navy. Retrieved 18 November 2018.