Purna Chandra Thapa

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General
Purna Chandra Thapa
महारथी श्री
पूर्णचन्द्र थापा
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
DeputyHemanta Raj Kunwar as Chief of General Staff
Preceded byRajendra Kshatri
Succeeded byPrabhu Ram Sharma
Personal details
Born (1960-09-09) 9 September 1960 (age 63)
Nepal Army
Years of service1980–2021
Rank General
CommandsShri Shrijung Battalion

General Purna Chandra Thapa (

Nepalese Army until 2021. He served as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force from 19 January 2015 until 7 February 2016.[2]

Thapa's tenure as

digitalisation of Nepal Army.[3]

With his retirement on September 8, 2021; here with comes to a legacy of 18th Generation of Continuous Service by General Purna Chandra Thapa's family.[6]

Biography

He was educated at the University of Madras in India and Tribhuvan University in Nepal and holds a Master of Philosophy degree. In addition, he pursued additional studies at the Army Command and Staff College of Nepal.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Lt General on 4 October 2015. Thapa has held various high-level positions in the Nepalese Army and has worked with the Nepalese contingent to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. As a brigadier general, he served as Director of Welfare Planning.

Nepal Army.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Thapa sworn in as new Army chief". Kathmandu Post. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ^ "UNDOF Leadership". Un.org. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Good job Nepal Army!".
  4. ^ "Nepal Army launches probe against 27 over irregularities in recruitment process".
  5. ^ "NA unveils Army Chief's property details".
  6. ^ "जंगी अड्डामा सुधार सुरू गरेर बिदा भएका प्रधान सेनापति थापा". Setopati. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "General Appoints Major General Purna Chandra Thapa of Nepal to Head United Nations Disengagement Observer Force". United Nations. 19 January 2015.
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  9. ^ "Major reshuffle in army: Sandhurst graduates in key posts". The Kathmandu Post. 23 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Valley Division". nepalarmy.mil.np (official website of the Nepalese Army). Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  11. ^ PTI (9 September 2018). "General Purna Thapa is new chief of Nepal Army". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the Army Staff
2018–2021 		Succeeded by


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