Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani

Admiral R H Tahiliani PVSM, AVSM
6th Governor of Sikkim
In office 8 February 1990 – 20 September 1994
Appointed by	President of India (then, R. Venkataraman)
Chief Minister	Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sanchaman Limboo
Preceded by	S. K. Bhatnagar
Succeeded by	P. Shiv Shankar
28th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office 1 February 1986 – 30 November 1987
President	Zail Singh (Acting) R. Venkataraman
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	A. S. Vaidya
Succeeded by	Denis La Fontaine
11th Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
In office 1 December 1984 – 30 November 1987
President	Zail Singh R. Venkataraman
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	O. S. Dawson
Succeeded by	J. G. Nandkarni
Personal details
Born	(1930-05-12)12 May 1930
Died	14 October 2015(2015-10-14) (aged 85)
Spouse	Jaswanti Tahiliani
Children	2, including Tarun Tahiliani
Nickname(s)	Tally Ho Ram T
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Navy
Years of service	1950–1987
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Western Naval Command Southern Naval Command Western Fleet Goa Area INS Vikrant (1961) INS Trishul (1960)
Battles/wars	Liberation of Goa Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Later work(s)	Chairman, Transparency International India Chairman, Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan ASMA[1] Board member, Transparency International

Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, PVSM, AVSM (12 May 1930 – 14 October 2015) was a Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He served as the 11th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 December 1984 until 30 November 1987.^[2] His prior commands included those as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C) of the Western Naval Command, FOC-IN-C of the Southern Naval Command and Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF). A carrier-based aircraft pilot, he also served as the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.

After retirement, Tahiliani served as the Governor of Sikkim from 1990 to 1994.^[3] He was a founder member and chairman of the India chapter of Transparency International (TI). He also served on the board of TI.