| Honorific Prefix: | Admiral |
| Sureesh Mehta | |
| Honorific Suffix: | PVSM, AVSM |
| Birth Date: | 1947 8, df=yes |
| Spouse: | Maria Teresa Mehta |
| Office: | 15th Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand |
| Term Start: | December 2009 |
| Term End: | December 2011 |
| Predecessor: | K. P. Ernest |
| Successor: | Avanindra K. Pandey |
| Office1: | 48th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee |
| Term Start1: | 30 September 2007 |
| Term End1: | 31 August 2009 |
| President1: | Pratibha Patil |
| Primeminister1: | Manmohan Singh |
| Predecessor1: | Joginder Jaswant Singh |
| Office2: | 19th Chief of the Naval Staff (India) |
| Term Start2: | 31 October 2006 |
| Term End2: | 31 August 2009 |
| President2: | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil |
| Primeminister2: | Manmohan Singh |
| Predecessor2: | Arun Prakash |
| Successor2: | Nirmal Kumar Verma |
| Successor1: | Deepak Kapoor |
| Allegiance: |  India |
| Branch: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1967 – 2009 |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | Eastern Naval Command Western Fleet |
| Unit: | Indian Naval Air Arm |
| Battles: | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Lal Dora Kargil War |
| Military Blank1: | Award(s) |
| Military Data1: | |
Admiral Sureesh Mehta, PVSM, AVSM (born August 18, 1947) served as 19th Chief of the Indian Navy from 31 October 2006 until 31 August 2009. He was succeeded by Nirmal Kumar Verma. He is the first service chief from India's armed forces to be born post Indian Independence. He is married to Maria Teresa Mehta and they have two children.
Admiral Mehta was born on 18 August 1947 at Gurdaspur, Punjab. He studied in the National Defence Academy before joining the Indian Navy. Later, he also graduated from the Defence Services Staff College and the National Defence College.
After graduating, Admiral Mehta joined the Fleet Air Arm of the Indian Navy, where he flew the Hawker Sea Hawk off the aircraft carrier, . He was the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet during the Kargil War. Later, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) from 30 September 2005 till his appointment as the Naval Chief. He was appointed the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) on 28 September 2007.
In 1995, Admiral Mehta was awarded the Ati Vishist Seva Medal. In 2005, he received the Param Vishist Seva Medal.
After retirement, the Indian government appointed him as India's High Commissioner to New Zealand.[1] [2] [3]
| Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Samar Seva Star | Poorvi Star |
| Paschimi Star | Operation Vijay Medal | Special Service Medal | Sangram Medal |
| Meritorious Service Medal | Videsh Seva Medal | 50th Independence Anniversary Medal | 25th Independence Anniversary Medal |
| 9 Years Long Service Medal | |||
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