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{{Short description|Indian Navy admiral}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
| name = Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=IND|size=90%|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}
| image = File:Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| alt =
| caption = Official portrait, 2025<ref>https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2149792</ref>
| office = 26th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]
| term_start = {{Start_date|2024|04|30|df=yes}}
| term_end = {{End_date|2026|05|31|df=yes}}
| president = {{ubl|[[Droupadi Murmu]]}}
| predecessor = [[R. Hari Kumar]]
| successor = [[Krishna Swaminathan]]
| office1 = 38th [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]
| term_start1 = 3 January 2024
| term_end1 = 30 April 2024
| 1blankname1 = Chief of Naval Staff
| 1namedata1 = [[R. Hari Kumar]]
| predecessor1 = [[Sanjay Jasjit Singh]]
| successor1 = [[Krishna Swaminathan]]
| office2 = [[Western Naval Command|Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]
| term_start2 = 1 March 2023
| term_end2 = 2 January 2024
| predecessor2 = [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]]
| successor2 = [[Sanjay Jasjit Singh]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|05|15}}
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| allegiance = {{IND}}
| branch = {{navy|India}}
| service_years = 1 July 1985 - 31 May 2026
| rank = [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|23px]] [[File:British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-9.svg|22px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
| unit =
| commands = [[File:Western Naval Command (India).png|20px]] [[Western Naval Command]] [[File:Crest of INA.png|20px]] [[Indian Naval Academy]] [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] {{ship|INS|Trishul|F43}} {{ship|INS|Kirch|P62}} {{ship|INS|Vinash|K47}}
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*[[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
* [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
* [[File:Nao Sena Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Nau Sena Medal]]
}}
| spouse = Shashi Tripathi <ref>https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/chief-naval-staff-cns</ref>
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| alma_mater = [[Sainik School, Rewa]]
| military_data1 = 02904-Z<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2024 |title=President confers 31 PVSMs, four UYSMs, two Bar to AVSMs & 57 AVSMs during Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-2) |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2034456&utm_source=chatgpt.com |website=[[Press Information Bureau]] |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] |publication-place=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Dinesh Kumar Tripathi''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Nau Sena Medal|NM]] (born 15 May 1964) is a retired four star [[flag officer]] of the [[Indian Navy]]. He last served as 26th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=2018213 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-04-30 |title=ADMIRAL DINESH K TRIPATHI PVSM, AVSM, NM ASSUMES COMMAND OF THE INDIAN NAVY AS 26th CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2019166 |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=PIB Delhi |language= |issn=}}</ref> He previously served as the 38th [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=2024-01-04 |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi appointed as new Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-appointed-as-new-vice-chief-of-the-naval-staff/article67706565.ece |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He earlier served as the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]], prior to that he served as the [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]] (COP) and as the [[Director General Naval Operations]] (DGNO).

==Early life and education==
Tripathi is an alumnus of [[Sainik School Rewa|Sainik School, Rewa]]. He joined Sainik School, Rewa in July 1973 where he was classmates with [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]] [[General (India)|General]] [[Upendra Dwivedi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-21 |title=Sainik School Rewa celebrates its alumni -- Vice-Chiefs of Army & Navy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/sainik-school-rewa-celebrates-its-alumni-vice-chiefs-of-army-navy/articleshow/107870080.cms |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He is also an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], [[Pune]] and the [[Indian Naval Academy]], [[Ezhimala (hill, Kannur)|Ezhimala]]. He completed the staff course at the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] where he won the Thimayya Medal, and the higher command course at the [[College of Naval Warfare]]. He has also attended the [[Naval War College]], [[Newport, Rhode Island]] in the [[United States]] when he was awarded the Robert E. Bateman International Prize.<ref name="COMMANDANT INA">{{cite web |title=COMMANDANT |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=node/1406 |website=www.ina.gov.in |publisher=INA}}</ref>

== Naval career ==
Tripathi was commissioned into the Executive branch of the [[Indian Navy]] on 1 July 1985. He is a specialist in Communication and Electronic warfare. In the early years of his career, he served as the Signals Communication officer and Electronic Warfare Officer of the [[Guided missile destroyer]], {{ship|INS|Mumbai|D62}}.He has commanded the [[Veer-class corvette|Veer-class]] missile vessel {{ship|INS|Vinash|K47}} and the [[Kora-class corvette]] {{ship|INS|Kirch|P62}}. He was in command of the ''Kirch'' during the [[President's fleet review|Review of the Fleet]] by the [[President of India]] [[Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] in 2005. He also served as the [[executive officer]] of the [[Delhi-class destroyer|Delhi-class]] [[Guided missile destroyer]] {{ship|INS|Mumbai|D62}}.<ref name="COMMANDANT INA" /> He subsequently commanded the [[Talwar-class frigate|Talwar-class]] [[Guided missile frigate]] {{ship|INS|Trishul|F43}}.<ref name="indiannavy.nic.in">{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-avsm-nm-assumes-charge-commandant-indian-naval-academy |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> In his staff appointments, Admiral Tripathi has served as the Fleet Operations Officer of the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] and as the Director of Naval Operations. As a [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]], he served as the Principal Director Network Centric Operations and as the Principal Director Naval Plans, both at Naval HQ.<ref name="Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi take">{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-takes-over-eastern-fleet-commander |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>

===Flag rank===
On promotion to Flag rank, Tripathi took over as the [[Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Assistant Chief of Naval Staff]] (Policy and Plans) at Naval HQ. He then assumed the office of [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] on 15 January 2018.<ref name="Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi take"/> For his command of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]], he was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2019.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Distinguished Service and Gallantry Award Winners on Republic Day 2019 |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1561429 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

On promotion to the rank of [[Vice Admiral]] on 12 June 2019, Tripathi took over as the [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]] from [[Vice Admiral]] [[R. B. Pandit]].<ref name="indiannavy.nic.in"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=India |first1=P. I. B. |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM assumes charge as commandant Indian Naval Academy.@indiannavy |url=https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1138757143924957184 |website=@PIB_India |language=en |date=12 June 2019}}</ref> Under him, the INA was [[Presentation of Colours|presented]] with the [[President's Colour Award|President's Colour]] on 20 November 2019. On 13 August 2020, he assumed charge as the [[Director General Naval Operations]] (DGNO) at Naval HQ. He served as the DGNO during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. <ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM, Assumes Charge as Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645571#.XzVaPGRAc_t.twitter |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>

Tripathi assumed the charge of [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]] succeeding [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)|Ravneet Singh]] on 1 June 2021.<ref name="bhs290521">{{cite web|url=https://bharatshakti.in/big-reshuffle-in-naval-headquarters/|title=Big Reshuffle in Naval Headquarters|publisher=Bharat Shakti|date=2021-05-29}}</ref> After about 2 years as COP, he was appointed [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]. He took over from Vice Admiral [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]] on 1 March 2023.<ref name="FOCINC WNC">{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi is new Western Naval Commander |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/vice-admiral-dinesh-tripathi-is-new-western-naval-commander-2337388-2023-02-20 |website=India Today |access-date=28 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

On 4 January 2024, Tripathi took over as the 38th [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]] succeeding [[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sanjay Jasjit Singh]], who moved to [[Western Naval Command]] as the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-04 |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi takes over as Vice Chief of Naval Staff |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-takes-over-as-vice-chief-of-naval-staff/articleshow/106542344.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-09-06 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

===Chief of Naval Staff===
On 19 April 2024, the [[Government of India]] appointed Tripathi as the next [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name=":0" /> On 30 April 2024, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi took over as the 26th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] succeeding [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[R. Hari Kumar]], who superannuated after more than four decades of service to the nation.<ref name=":1" />

==Personal life==
Tripathi is a keen sportsman and avidly follows tennis, badminton, and cricket. He is a student of International Relations, Military History, and the art and science of Leadership. He is married to Shashi Tripathi, an artist and homemaker. The couple have a son who is a practicing lawyer.<ref name="PIB bio">{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Takes Over as Flag Officer Commanding-IN-Chief, Western Naval Command |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1903076 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=1 March 2023}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
For his exemplary service, he has been awarded with the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=75th REPUBLIC DAY PRESIDENT APPROVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND GALLANTRY AWARDS TO INDIAN NAVY PERSONNEL |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1999696 |access-date=26 January 2024 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2019.<ref name=":2" />
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}}
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg|width=106}}
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=75yearmedal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_30_Years_Long_Service_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Nau Sena Medal]]
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[75th Independence Anniversary Medal (India)|75th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
|-
|[[50th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
|[[30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

== Dates of Rank ==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank
!Component!! Date of rank
|-
| [[File:06-Indian Navy-SLT.svg|35px]]
| Sub-lieutenant
|[[Indian Navy]]
| 1 July 1985
|-
| [[File:07-Indian Navy-LT.svg|35px]]
| Lieutenant
|[[Indian Navy]]
| 1987
|-
| [[File:08-Indian Navy-LCDR.svg|35px]]
| Lieutenant Commander
|[[Indian Navy]]
| 1995
|-
| [[File:09-Indian Navy-CDR.svg|35px]]
| Commander
|[[Indian Navy]]
| 1999
|-
| [[File:10-Indian Navy-CAPT.svg|35px]]
| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]]
|[[Indian Navy]]
| 2005
|-
| [[File:11-Indian Navy-CDRE.svg|35px]]
| [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]]
|[[Indian Navy]]
| 2013
|-
| [[File:12-Indian Navy-RADM.svg|35px]]
| [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]]
|[[Indian Navy]]
| 15 January 2018
|-
|[[File:13-Indian Navy-VADM.svg|38px]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]
|[[Indian Navy]]
| 12 June 2019
1 March 2023 (C-inC)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Takes Over As Western Naval Command Chief |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-takes-over-as-western-naval-command-chief-3823276 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319204245/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-takes-over-as-western-naval-command-chief-3823276 |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2025-10-21 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|38px]]
| [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
(CNS)
|[[Indian Navy]]
| 30 April 2024<ref name=":1" />
|}

==See also==
* [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]
* [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]]
* [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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{{s-mil}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Commanding Officer]] [[INS Trishul (F43)|INS Trishul]]|years=2006 - 2007}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Sanjay Jasjit Singh]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Biswajit Dasgupta]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]|years=2018 - 2019}}
{{s-aft|after= [[Suraj Berry]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[R. B. Pandit]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy|Commandant]], [[Indian Naval Academy]]|years=June 2019 - July 2020}}
{{s-aft|after= [[M. A. Hampiholi]] }}
{{s-bef|before=[[M. A. Hampiholi]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Director General Naval Operations]]|years=2020 - 2021}}
{{s-aft|after= [[Rajesh Pendharkar]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)|Ravneet Singh]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]]|years=1 June 2021 – 28 February 2023}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Suraj Berry]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]|years=1 March 2023 - 3 January 2024}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Sanjay Jasjit Singh]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Sanjay Jasjit Singh]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=4 January 2024 - 30 April 2024}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Krishna Swaminathan]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[R. Hari Kumar]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=30 April 2024 - Present}}
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