Sunil Lanba

Sunil Lanba
Official portrait
55th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
31 December 2016 – 31 May 2019
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Ram Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byArup Raha
Succeeded byBirender Singh Dhanoa
23rd Chief of the Naval Staff
In office
31 May 2016 – 31 May 2019
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Ram Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byRobin K. Dhowan
Succeeded byKarambir Singh
Personal details
Born (1957-07-17) 17 July 1957 (age 67)
Amarpur, Palwal, Haryana, India
SpouseReena Lanba
Relations2 daughters and 1 son
Awards
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Navy
Years of service1 January 1978 – 31 May 2019
RankAdmiral
Commands

Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, PJG, ADC (born 17 July 1957[1]) is a retired Indian naval officer who served as the 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. He assumed the office on 31 May 2016 after Admiral Robin K. Dhowan and demitted office three years later on 31 May 2019. During this time, he also served as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the President of India.

  1. ^ "Admiral Sunil Lanba takes charge as new Chief of the Naval Staff - Things you may not know about him". Zee News. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.