G. S. Pabby

Vice Admiral G. S. Pabby is a former Flag Officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Chief of Materiel.

Early life and education Vice Admiral GS Pabby is a graduate with an honours degree in the field of Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Kurukshetra. He completed his Master of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) in Systems and Controls specialization. He has been recognised as a Distinguished Alumnus by IIT(Mumbai) and NIT Kurukshetra. He attended the Naval War College and College of Defence Management.

Career Pabby was commissioned into the Indian Navy in August 1980. During his more than 40 years of service in the Indian Navy, he served on , along with the Indian crafted and built . While working in the Mumbai Naval dockyard, he was included in the infrastructure planning and creation team.

Pabby was appointed as the Chief Staff Officer ( Technical) at Western Naval Command after being promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in December 2009. He was later moved to Visakhapatnam Naval Dockyard where he took over the assignment of the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard. He supervised major refits and weapon system upgrades of many ships and Russian submarines. Later Pabby was appointed as the Director General of Naval Projects (Mumbai), where he steered the construction of new dry dock.

Awards and Decoration

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal Operation Vijay Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

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