Devendra Kumar Joshi
Former Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (born 1954)
Biography
Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (born 4 July 1954) was the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands from 2017 to 2026 and the Vice Chairman of Islands Development Agency (IDA).
He was an Admiral in the Indian Navy and served as the 21st Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, having assumed office on 31 August 2012. He is a specialist in anti-submarine warfare. He resigned on 26 February 2014, taking responsibility for a series of accidents, thus becoming the first Indian Navy Chief to resign.
Admiral Joshi has joined the Uttarakhand War Memorial as one of its patrons in May 2020. Subsequently, paying homage to brave sons/daughters of Uttarakhand in security of the nation and furthering the cause of the Uttarakhand War Memorial Trust, he has also contributed all his current and future annuities (for gallantry awards/decorations) towards the trust in July 2020.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- Chief of the Naval Staff
- Lieutenant governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Awards & honours (1)
- Param Vishisht Seva Medal
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- Devendra Kumar Joshi was born on July 4, 1954.
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