George Zambellas
| Sir George Zambellas | |
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Admiral Sir George Zambellas
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| Born |
4 April 1958 Swansea, Wales |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1980–2016 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Service number | C029289H |
| Commands held |
First Sea Lord Fleet Commander Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces HMS Chatham HMS Argyll |
| Battles/wars | Operation Palliser |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Cross |
Admiral Sir George Michael Zambellas, GCB, DSC, ADC, DL, FRAeS (born 4 April 1958) is a retired Royal Navy officer. He was the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from April 2013 until he handed over duties to Admiral Sir Philip Jones in April 2016.
In his early career he served as a helicopter pilot with 814 Naval Air Squadron, 829 Naval Air Squadron and then 815 Naval Air Squadron. As captain of HMS Chatham he was deployed as part of Operation Palliser off Sierra Leone, for which he received the Distinguished Service Cross in 2001. He went on to be Fleet Commander and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff in early 2012.
Born in Swansea, Wales the son of a Greek father, Michael George Zambellas and Rosemary Frederique Zambellas (née Lindsay), Zambellas was educated at Shabani Primary School in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and at Stowe School. He studied aeronautical and astronautical engineering at the University of Southampton and graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) degree.
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