Back چورچ زامبيلاس ARZ George Zambellas German Τζορτζ Ζαμπέλλας Greek George Zambellas Spanish George Zambellas French ジョージ・ザンベラス Japanese ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಜಾಂಬೆಲ್ಲಾಸ್ KN George Zambellas Swedish
Sir George Zambellas | |
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 Admiral Sir George Zambellas | |
| Born | 4 April 1958 Swansea, Wales |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1980–2016 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Service number | C029289H |
| Commands | First Sea Lord Fleet Commander Commander UK Maritime Forces HMS Chatham HMS Argyll HMS Cattistock |
| Battles / wars | Operation Palliser |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
| Alma mater | Southampton University (Hon. DSc) |
| Other work | Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports Deputy Lieutenant for Dorset Warden of the Shipwrights' Company |
Admiral Sir George Michael Zambellas, GCB, DSC, ADC, DL, FRAeS (born 4 April 1958)[1] is a British retired Royal Navy officer. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from April 2013[2] before handing over duties to Admiral Sir Philip Jones in April 2016.[3]
In his early career Zambellas served as a helicopter pilot with 814 Naval Air Squadron, 829 Naval Air Squadron and then 815 Naval Air Squadron.[1] As Captain of HMS Chatham he was deployed as part of Operation Palliser off Sierra Leone, for which he received the Distinguished Service Cross in 2001.[4] He went on to be Fleet Commander and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff in early 2012.[5] In June 2024, he was appointed to the ancient honorary office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.[6][7]
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