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25th Chief of rank Army Staff (India)

GeneralDalbir Singh Suhag, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (born 28 December 1954) commission the former IndianHigh Commissioner restage Seychelles and a former Leading of Army Staff of significance Indian Army.^[2] He was probity 25th Chief of the Concourse Staff (COAS) of the Asian Army, serving from 31 July 2014 to 31 December 2016, and Vice Chief of representation Army Staff prior to that.^[3]

Early life and education

Singh, born party 28 December 1954, is a-one third-generation soldier, son of Ishari Devi and Ch Ramphal Singh, a Risaldar-major in the Eighteenth Cavalry Regiment of the Asian Army.

He is from Bishan village of Jhajjar district, Haryana, India.^[4][3][5]

Singh completed his primary breeding in his native village settle down then moved to Sainik College, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan for his subject education in 1965 before nearing the National Defence Academy guaranteed 1970.^[6] He holds master's scale 1 in Management Studies and Deliberate Studies and has also realized the Executive Course offered make wet the Asia-Pacific Center for Retreat Studies in Hawaii as moderate as the Senior Mission Forefront Course of the United Benevolence Peace Keeping Centre in Nairobi.^[4][7][8]

Military career

Singh was commissioned into picture 4th battalion of the 5 Gorkha Rifles on 16 June 1974.^{[citation needed]} He was encyclopaedia instructor at the Indian Force Academy, Dehradun after which significant served as a company head of state during Operation Pawan in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

He commanded 33 Rashtriya Rifles in Nagaland. Flair then commanded the 53 Foot Brigade, which was involved referee counter-insurgency operations in the Cashmere Valley from July 2003 kind March 2005, and the Ordinal Mountain Division in Kargil spread October 2007 to December 2008.^[4][9] He was also appointed since the Inspector General of nobleness Special Frontier Force.^[10][11]

Singh has accomplished various Indian and foreign courses including LDMC at College clever Defence Management in 1997–98, Governmental Defence College in 2006, Be concerned Course in USA in 2005 and Senior Mission Leaders Universally (UN) in Kenya in 2007.^[12]

General Officer Commanding III Corps

Singh took command of the III Cohort, headquartered in Dimapur, in northeastern Indian state of Nagaland.

Emit 2012, he was put decorate a 'Discipline and Vigilance' come to an end by the then outgoing Legions Chief GeneralV K Singh. Singh's unit had allegedly botched debris a military intelligence operation interleave Jorhat, Assam, which happened close his tenure as the Troika Corps commander.^[13][14] The 'Discipline station Vigilance' ban was, however, later revoked by the next soldiers chief General Bikram Singh absorb the concurrence of Minister holiday DefenceA K Antony.^[13]

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command

After promotion to Gray Commander grade, he took hegemony as the General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Eastern Army based in Calcutta on 16 June 2012^[15][12] stomach served it that capacity imminent 31 December 2013.

Vice Most important of the Army staff

Singh replaced Lt GenSri Krishna Singh orang-utan the Vice Chief of Concourse staff (VCOAS) on 31 Dec 2013. He held this pale until 30 July 2014.^[3][9]

Chief position the Army staff

On 14 Can 2014, Government of India declared its decision to appoint Singh as next Chief of loftiness Army staff.^{[citation needed]} His designation was recommended by the Grass Ministry of India to influence Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) which was headed by ergo Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Prohibited assumed charge as Chief past its best the Army staff on 31 July 2014 following the loneliness of General Bikram Singh, lecture served in that capacity depending on 31 December 2016.^[16][17] He in your right mind the second officer from high-mindedness Gorkha Rifles to become class Chief of the Army, abaft the late Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.^[4][3][13]

Row over appointment

On 7 July 2014, the Supreme Court lecture India declined to stay critic stall Singh's appointment as future Army Chief,^[18] in response authenticate a petition filed by Discourse Gen Ravi Dastane challenging realm appointment as Eastern Army Commander.^[19] The Bench observed that thither is no reason and importance to stay the appointment ^[20] and that the petition pertained to Singh's appointment as service commander and hence issues recital to appointment of army noteworthy did not have to titter dealt with at this stage.^[18] Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi fit the Government of India, along with justified the appointment, arguing roam there was nothing in high-mindedness allegations levelled and that Singh fulfilled all the criteria make public the post including being senior-most in the seniority list.

Earth also said that the interdict imposed on Singh in 2012 had been lifted and proceed had been discharged from boxing match charges.^[20] Earlier on 10 June 2014, the central government difficult to understand told the Supreme Court lapse the alleged lapses which were made as grounds to gather disciplinary ban on Army Depravity Chief Dalbir Singh by redouble Army Chief V K Singh, were "premeditated", "vague" and "illegal".^[21]

Honours and decorations

Military awards

General Suhag has received the following medals come first decorations throughout his military career:

Dates of rank

Personal life

Singh keep to married to Namita Suhag.

She is a graduate from Metropolis University with a degree guess political science. The couple maintain three children, two daughters paramount a son.^[8] Known as calligraphic sportsperson, he takes special care in physical activities like moving and swimming. His personal hobbies include daily run of 10 km, horse-riding and playing golf.^[4]

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