Honorific-Prefix: | Admiral |
Ademir Sobrinho | |
Office: | Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces |
Term Start: | 7 December 2015 |
Term End: | 15 January 2019 |
President: | Michel Temer |
1Blankname: | Minister of Defence |
1Namedata: | Aldo Rebelo |
Predecessor: | José Carlos De Nardi |
Birth Date: | 6 July 1952 |
Birth Place: | Espera Feliz, Brazil |
Allegiance: | Brazil |
Branch: | Brazilian Navy |
Rank: | Admiral of the fleet |
Serviceyears: | 1970−present |
Ademir Sobrinho (born 6 July 1952 in Espera Feliz) is a Brazilian Admiral of the fleet, and Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces between 2015 and 2019.[1]
Sobrinho joined the Brazilian Navy in 1970,[2] and was declared a Navy Guard in 1976. Throughout his career, he held, among other functions, the command of the Frigate Independência (F-44), the command of the River Patrol Ship Rôndonia (P-51), the naval adidance in Italy and the command of the Amazon Flotilla.[2]