Nirmal Kumar Verma

Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma PVSM, AVSM
Admiral Verma as CNS 2009.
Born	November 14, 1951
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Navy
Years of service	July 1, 1970 - August 31, 2012
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee
Awards	Param Vishist Seva Medal Ati Vishist Seva Medal, ADC

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.

Early life

Born on November 14, 1951, he joined the Indian Navy at the age of 19.^[1] 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.^[2]

Military career

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, right, and Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy Adm. Nirmal Verma, middle left, tour various aircraft and facilities at Naval Air Station Paxtuxent River

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Awards

Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal	20 Years Long Service Medal	9 Years Long Service Medal

Post Retirement

Adm Verma was appointed as High Commissioner of India to Canada in 2012 and continued as High Commissioner November 2014^[5]

References

1. "Nirmal Kumar Verma named Navy chief". Ndtv.com. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
2. hameed farista (2009-12-03). "Govt names Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma as the next Navy chief". Indian Express. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
3. "Vice Admiral NK Verma named next Navy Chief". Zeenews.com. 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
4. "Admiral Nirmal Verma takes over as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee". India strategic. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
5. http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/20747/Admiral+Nirmal+Kumar+Verma+appointed+as+High+Commissioner+of+India+to+Canada

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