Sunil Lamba

Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, ADC
Official portrait
Born	(1957-07-17) 17 July 1957 (age 59)
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Navy
Years of service	1 January 1978–present
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Chief of the Naval Staff of India FOC-in-C Western Naval Command FOC-in-C Southern Naval Command Vice Chief of Naval Staff Commandant of National Defence College Chief of Staff Headquarters Eastern Naval Command Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval Area
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishist Seva Medal
Spouse(s)	Reena Lanba
Relations	2 daughters and 1 son

Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (born 17 July 1957) is the current and the 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. He assumed the office on 31 May 2016 after Admiral RK Dhowan and will hold office till May 2019. He took over as the Chairman of the chiefs of staff committee (CoSC) from outgoing IAF chief Marshal Arup Raha on 29 December 2016.

Lanba was born on 17 July 1957 and hails from Palwal district, Haryana. He attended Mayo College, Ajmer; National Defense Academy, Pune; Defense Services Staff College, Wellington; College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and Royal College of Defense Studies, London and is a post-graduate in Defense and Management studies.

Lanba was commissioned into the Indian Navy as an officer on 1 January 1978 into the Executive Branch of Indian Navy. He is a Navigation and Direction specialist who has served as the navigation and operations officer onboard various ships in both the Eastern and Western Fleets. He, over four decades, has served as a navigation officer on board INS Sindhudurg (K72) and INS Dunagiri (F36) before serving as the commanding officer (CO) of various ships: minesweeper INS Kakinada, frigate INS Himgiri (F34), INS Ranvijay (D55) and INS Mumbai (D62). He also served as executive officer of aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R22) and the Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet.