Krishna Swaminathan Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Krishna Devanarayan Swaminathan
Profession	Indian Naval Officer
Known for	Being the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Military Service
Allegiance	India
Branch/Service	Indian Navy
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1969
Age (as of 2025)	57 Years
Birthplace	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bangalore, Karnataka
School(s)	• Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bengaluru, Karnataka • Sainik School, Bijapur, Karnataka
College/University	• National Defence Academy (NDA) • Indian Naval Academy (INA)
Educational Qualification	Graduation from the National Defence Academy, Pune
Religion	Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Laila Swaminathan
Children	Daughter(s)- 2 • Lia Samaara Swaminathan (an environmental professional and climate action consultant) • Aria Swaminathan
Parents	Father- D. Swaminathan (teacher) Mother- Shanta Swaminathan (teacher)
Siblings	Sister- Sarayu Ramachandran (teacher) Brother- Ashok Swaminathan (businessman)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Krishna Swaminathan

• On 1 July 1987, Krishna Swaminathan was commissioned into the Indian Navy.

• He worked in Mumbai during the initial years of his service on the Pondicherry-class minesweeper INS Alleppey (M65) and received his Watchkeeping Certificate .

• He is an expert in Communication and Electronic Warfare.

• Krishna Swaminathan was appointed as the Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Uttar Pradesh during the early 1990s.

• The Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC), Shrivenham in the United Kingdom chose him to attend the Advanced Command and Staff Course in 2000.

• He has served in-charge of Indian vessels Veer-class corvettes, INS Vidyut (K48), and INS Vinash (K47).

• In 2003, Krishna Swaminathan was promoted to the rank of Commander.

• He was then appointed as the Fleet Electronic Warfare Officer (FEWO) of the Western Fleet.
  

  An old picture of Krishna Swaminathan at his office

• After that, he served the Kora-class corvette INS Kulish (P63).

• Later, Krishna Swaminathan was appointed as a Directing Staff at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, New Zealand.

• He then joined the College of Naval Warfare in Mumbai, where he attended the higher command course.

• In 2009, he was promoted to the rank of Captain.

• He then joined the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island in the United States of America.

• When he returned to India, Krishna Swaminathan was designated as the Naval Assistant (NA) to Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma, the Chief of the Naval Staff.

• After that, he was appointed to command INS Mysore (D60), a guided missile destroyer.

• In 2011, during the Fleet Review by the President of India, he was in command of Mysore.

• In 2012, INS Mysore (D60) participated in INDRA under his leadership. It was a joint military and naval exercise conducted by India and Russia.

• After when he was ranked as a Commodore, he was appointed at the Naval Headquarters (NHQ) as the Principal Director Naval Signals.
  

  Krishna Swaminathan during his tenure as a commanding officer

• During the same time, Krishna Swaminathan served as the Naval Assistant to the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Robin K. Dhowan.

• On 2 November 2015, he was designated as the second commanding officer of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (R33) of Indian Navy.

• He commanded the INS Vikramaditya (R33) during the 2016 International Fleet Review. It was named the Best Ship of the Western Fleet under his leadership.

• After that, Krishna Swaminathan was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and was appointed as the Chief Staff Officer (Training) at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi.

• During this period, he managed all Navy training activities and helped in establishing the Indian Navy Safety Team (INST), which works for the operational safety of the Navy.

• On 18 March 2019, he started working as Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) in Kochi.
  

  An old picture of Krishna Swaminathan

• On 14 February 2020, he was appointed as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet.

• In February 2021, Krishna Swaminathan took over the command of the Western Fleet and was appointed Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group (FODAG).

• During this period, he worked during the severe Cyclone Tauktae, which affected offshore oil operations.

• On 4 November 2021, he became a Vice Admiral and was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command.

• In April 2023, he joined Naval Headquarters in New Delhi and started working as the Controller of Personnel Services.

• On 6 October 2023, Krishna Swaminathan was ranked Chief of Personnel.

• On 1 May 2024, he was appointed as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff.

• On 31 July 2025, he joined the Western Naval Command and started working as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief.

• On 9 May 2026, he was appointed as the Chief of the Naval Staff by Government of India. He succeeded Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi.