Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM (born 12 April 1962) currently serves as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command. He assumed the position on 28 February 2021 after Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P's superannuation. In his prior appointments, he served as the Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Personnel, the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, and as the Chief of the Staff of the Western Naval Command. He was the Commandant of the Naval War College, Goa and served as a naval advisor to the government of Seychelles. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy and holds an M.Phil. in Defence and Strategic Studies from the University of Mumbai.