Dalbir Singh Suhag
Dalbir Singh Suhag | |
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In office 31 July 2014 – 31 December 2016 | |
President | Pranab Mukherjee |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Bikram Singh |
Succeeded by | Bipin Rawat |
Personal details | |
Born | Jhajjar, Haryana | 28 December 1954
Spouse |
Namita Suhag (m. 1984) |
Operation Parakram | |
Early life and education
Singh, born on December 28, 1954, is a third-generation soldier, son of Ishari Devi and Ch Ramphal Singh, a Risaldar-major in the 18th Cavalry Regiment of the Indian Army. He is from Bishan village of Jhajjar district, Haryana, India.[4][3][5]
Singh completed his primary education in his native village and then moved to
Military career
Singh was commissioned into the 4th battalion of the
Singh has completed various Indian and foreign courses including LDMC at
General Officer Commanding III Corps
Singh took command of the
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
After promotion to Army Commander grade, he took over as the General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Eastern Army based in Kolkata on 16 June 2012[15][12] and served it that capacity until 31 December 2013.
Vice Chief of the Army staff
Singh replaced
Chief of the Army staff
On 14 May 2014,
Row over appointment
On 7 July 2014, the Supreme Court of India declined to stay or stall Singh's appointment as next Army Chief,[18] in response to a petition filed by Lt Gen Ravi Dastane challenging his appointment as Eastern Army Commander.[19] The Bench observed that there is no reason and urgency to stay the appointment [20] and that the petition pertained to Singh's appointment as army commander and hence issues relating to appointment of army chief did not have to be dealt with at this stage.[18] Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi representing the Government of India, also justified the appointment, arguing that there was nothing in the allegations levelled and that Singh fulfilled all the criteria for the post including being senior-most in the seniority list. He also said that the ban imposed on Singh in 2012 had been lifted and he had been discharged from all charges.[20] Earlier on 10 June 2014, the central government had told the Supreme Court that the alleged lapses which were made as grounds to impose disciplinary ban on Army Vice Chief Dalbir Singh by then Army Chief V K Singh, were "premeditated", "vague" and "illegal".[21]
Honours and decorations
Military awards
Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Uttam Yudh Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal |
Samanya Seva Medal | Special Service Medal
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Operation Vijay Star
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Operation Vijay Medal
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Operation Parakram Medal
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Sainya Seva Medal
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High Altitude Service Medal
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Videsh Seva Medal
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50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
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30 Years Long Service Medal
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20 Years Long Service Medal
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9 Years Long Service Medal
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General Suhag has received the following medals and decorations throughout his military career:
- Param Vishisht Seva Medal for services of exceptionally high order to the nation.
- counter-insurgency operations in the North-Eastern states in addition to the conventional operational role along the Indo-China border.
- Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for commanding Mountain Division in the Kargil-Dras sector at high altitude near Line of Control.
- counter-insurgency operations in the Kashmir valley.[4]
- Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander) for exceptionally meritorious service as CoAS of the Indian Army.[22][23]
Dates of rank
Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant |
Indian Army | 16 June 1974[24] | |
Lieutenant | Indian Army | 16 June 1976[25] | |
Captain | Indian Army | 16 June 1980[26] | |
Major | Indian Army | 16 June 1985[27] | |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
Indian Army | 30 December 1994[28] | |
Colonel | Indian Army | 1 July 1997[29] | |
Brigadier | Indian Army | 1 August 2004[30] | |
Major General | Indian Army | 1 February 2008 (seniority from 2 July 2007)[31] | |
Lieutenant-General |
Indian Army | 19 July 2010[32] | |
General (COAS) |
Indian Army | 1 August 2014[33] |
Personal life
Singh is married to Namita Suhag. She is a graduate from
See also
References
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- ^ "Former Army chief Dalbir Suhag appointed Indian envoy to Seychelles". The Economic Times. PTI. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Lt Gen Suhag appointed as next Army chief". The Hindu. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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- ^ a b "Lt-Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag to be next Army Chief". The Statesman. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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- ^ Yadav, Nilesh (26 May 2012). "Army Chief V K Singh clarifies row about his Show Cause Notice". Bihar Prabha (Biharprabha News). Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
- ^ Pandit, Rajat (12 May 2014). "Govt set to announce Lt Gen Suhag as next Army chief despite BJP objections". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Will be the Next Chief of Army Staff". Press Information Bureau. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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- ^ a b "SC refuses to stall appointment of Lt Gen Suhag as next Army chief". Indian Express. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Supreme Court refuses to stay Lt Gen Dalbir Suhag's appointment as Army Chief". ZeeNews. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Supreme Court refuses to stay appointment of Dalbir Singh Suhag as next Army Chief". The Hindu. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Grounds for imposing ban on Lt Gen Suhag was 'premeditated': Centre to Supreme Court". The Economic Times. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Sura, Ajay (19 August 2018). "General Suhag awarded US 'Legion of Merit'". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "General Orders No. 2018–33" (PDF). Washington, DC: Headquarters Department of the Army. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 8 November 2014. p. 2010.
External links
- General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM at the Indian Army official website
- Ascent of a General: A Profile of India’s 26th Army Chief at the Press Information Bureau official website