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Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi is set to take over as the next Navy Chief from April 30, with the government clearing his appointment for the role, it said late Thursday night in a statement.
He is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and will Admiral R Hari Kumar who retires from service on 30 April.
The top officer was commissioned on 1 July, 1985 into the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy and has a distinguished service of nearly four decades.
A Communication and Electronic Warfare specialist, he served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command prior to taking over as VCNS.
He also served as Commandant of the prestigious Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala and Chief of Personnel in the naval headquarters.
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