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George Zambellas was born on 4 April, 1958 in Swansea, Wales, is a British admiral (born 1958). Discover George Zambellas's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

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Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 4 April 1958
Birthday 4 April
Birthplace Swansea, Wales
Nationality United Kingdom

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1958

Admiral Sir George Michael Zambellas, (born 4 April 1958) is a retired Royal Navy officer.

1980

He studied aeronautical and astronautical engineering at the University of Southampton and graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree.

Zambellas was commissioned as an acting sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 17 September 1980.

1982

He was promoted to lieutenant on 16 May 1982 and served with 814 Naval Air Squadron, 829 Naval Air Squadron and 815 Naval Air Squadron in his early career.

In 1982 Zambellas married Amanda Jane LeCudennec; they have three sons.

1990

Zambellas was trained for the naval staff at Greenwich in 1990, and after spending a short time as a corporate planner for the Royal Navy's manpower and training division within the Ministry of Defence, he took command of the mine-sweeper HMS Cattistock (M31) in 1991.

1994

His next appointment was ashore, as an aviation operations officer in the Fleet Headquarters at Northwood, before being promoted to commander on 30 June 1994.

1995

In 1995 he was given command of the frigate HMS Argyll (F231) and was deployed on counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean.

1997

Zambellas served as a corporate planner during the 1997–98 Strategic Defence Review before returning to operational command in 1999 as captain of the frigate HMS Chatham (F87) and being deployed as part of Operation Palliser off Sierra Leone for which he received the Distinguished Service Cross in 2001.

2001

As captain of HMS Chatham (F87) he was deployed as part of Operation Palliser off Sierra Leone, for which he received the Distinguished Service Cross in 2001.

In 2001 he took the Higher Command and Staff Course at Shrivenham before becoming Deputy Flag Officer Sea Training, responsible for training Royal Navy and foreign warships and auxiliaries.

2002

Promoted to commodore in 2002, Zambellas was appointed to be principal staff officer to the Chief of the Defence staff and served Admiral Boyce and General Walker during the invasion of Iraq and the early days of its fallout.

2005

He was given command of the Royal Navy's Amphibious Task Group in January 2005.

2006

Promoted to rear admiral on 29 August 2006 and appointed Chief of staff (Transformation), Zambellas was in this role entrusted with "designing and delivering the Fleet's new approach to the generation of maritime capability and support to operations."

2007

In 2007, he became Commander United Kingdom Maritime Force, and in October 2008, he became Chief of staff (Operations) at the UK's Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood.

2009

Zambellas was elected Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS) in 2009.

2011

Promoted vice admiral on 18 January 2011, Zambellas was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Chief of staff to Navy Command Headquarters, and Chief Naval Warfare Officer.

2012

He went on to be Fleet Commander and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff in early 2012.

Born in Swansea, Wales, the son of a Greek father, Michael George Zambellas and Rosemary Frederique Zambellas (née Lindsay), Zambellas was educated at Shabani Primary School in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and at Stowe School.

He became Commander-in-Chief Fleet in January 2012 and was promoted admiral on 6 January 2012.

He was also double-hatted as Commander Allied Maritime Command in January 2012.

In April 2012 his role was re-designated Fleet Commander and Deputy Chief of the Naval Service.

2013

He was the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from April 2013 until he handed over duties to Admiral Sir Philip Jones in April 2016.

In his early career he served as a helicopter pilot with 814 Naval Air Squadron, 829 Naval Air Squadron and then 815 Naval Air Squadron.

Zambellas was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2012 Birthday Honours and became First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval staff on 9 April 2013.

In September 2013, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Dorset.

On 17 March 2023, he was appointed an Extra Equerry to King Charles III.

2014

On 15 April 2014, Zambellas wrote an op-ed piece in the Daily Telegraph that laid out the case for a "No" vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.

He said it would weaken the maritime defence of the UK.

Despite this, on 12 November 2014 he was publicly overruled by the UK Defence Secretary after suggesting to a journalist that the contract for Type 26 frigates may not be awarded to Scottish shipyards.

On 4 July 2014, Zambellas was among those attending the launch ceremony of the 70,600-tonne Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship ever built in the United Kingdom, and formally named by Queen Elizabeth II.

2015

As of 2015, Zambellas was paid a salary of between £180,000 and £184,999 by the department, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.

2016

Zambellas was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the 2016 New Year Honours attending an investiture for this at a ceremony at Windsor Castle along with Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford on 13 April 2016.

He handed over duties as First Sea Lord to Admiral Sir Philip Jones in April 2016.

Zambellas is a Younger Brother of Trinity House.

He is also an Honorary Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors.

2017

Since 2017, Zambellas has served as President of the Shipwrecked Mariners Society.