Ved Prakash Malik

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Shankar Roy Chowdhury
Succeeded bySundararajan Padmanabhan
21st Vice Chief of Army Staff
In office
1 August 1996 - 30 September 1997
PresidentShankar Dayal Sharma
K. R. Narayanan
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
Inder Kumar Gujral
Preceded byM.L. Dar
Succeeded byChandra Shekhar
Personal details
Born (1939-11-01) 1 November 1939 (age 84)
Operation Cactus
Award(s)

Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 30 September 1997 to 30 September 2000.[1] He was the Army Chief during the Kargil War.[2]

Honours and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal
Poorvi Star
Special Service Medal
Raksha Medal
Sangram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Service Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant
 Indian Army 7 June 1959[3]
Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1961[4]
Captain Indian Army 7 June 1965[5]
Major Indian Army 7 June 1972[6]
Lieutenant-Colonel
 Indian Army 10 March 1978[7]
Colonel Indian Army 8 February 1985[8]
Brigadier Indian Army 2 April 1986[9]
Major General Indian Army 25 September 1990[10]
Lieutenant-General
 Indian Army 26 January 1993[11]
General
(COAS)		 Indian Army 1 October 1997[12]

Advisor

Currently, he is a member of the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).[13]

Publications

  • Kargil: From Surprise to Victory. HarperCollins. 2010.
    ISBN 9788172239671
  • Operation Cactus: Drama in the Maldives. HarperCollins. 2013.
    ISBN 9789351361343

References

  1. Indian Express
    . 13 November 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ISBN 9788172111625
    . Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 7 November 1959. p. 273.
  4. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 19 August 1961. p. 214.
  5. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 2 October 1965. p. 505.
  6. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 12 August 1972. p. 1174.
  7. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 November 1980. p. 1297.
  8. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 21 March 1987. p. 412.
  9. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 7 November 1987. p. 1515.
  10. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 November 1991. p. 1769.
  11. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 30 April 1994. p. 785.
  12. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 December 1997. p. 1960.
  13. ^ "I.I.M.U.N. || Board of Advisors". new.iimun.in. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

External links

Military offices
Preceded by
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee

1 January 1999-30 September 2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chief of Army Staff

1997–2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command

1995–1996 		Succeeded by
H M Khanna
Preceded by
B S Nalwa
 Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College
1994–1995 		Succeeded by
Baldev Singh


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