Ved Prakash Malik | |
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39th Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
In office 1 January 1999 - 30 September 2000 | |
President | K. R. Narayanan |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Satish Sareen |
Succeeded by | Sushil Kumar |
18th Chief of the Army Staff | |
In office 1 October 1997 - 30 September 2000 | |
President | K. R. Narayanan |
Prime Minister | Inder Kumar Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Shankar Roy Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Sundararajan Padmanabhan |
21st Vice Chief of Army Staff | |
In office 1 August 1996 - 30 September 1997 | |
President | Shankar Dayal Sharma K. R. Narayanan |
Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda Inder Kumar Gujral |
Preceded by | M.L. Dar |
Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar |
Personal details | |
Born | Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier Province, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) | 1 November 1939
Spouse | Dr. Ranjana Malik |
Children | Namita, Maj Gen Sachin Malik |
Military service | |
Allegiance | India |
Branch/service | Indian Army |
Years of service | June 1959– September 2000 |
Rank | General |
Unit | 3 Sikh Light Infantry |
Commands | Southern Army XI Corps 8th Mountain (Infantry) Division 162nd Infantry Brigade 10 Sikh Light Infantry |
Battles/wars | Kargil War Operation Cactus |
Award(s) | |
General Ved Prakash Malik PVSM, AVSM (born 1 November 1939) served as the 18th 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
Dates of rank
Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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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
- ^ "Wait and watch then talk with Pak, says Gen Malik". Indian Express. 13 November 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ Abidi, S. Sartaj Alam; Sharma, Satinder (2007). Services chiefs of India. Northern Book Centre. pp. 84–85. ISBN 9788172111625. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 7 November 1959. p. 273.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 19 August 1961. p. 214.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 2 October 1965. p. 505.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 12 August 1972. p. 1174.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 November 1980. p. 1297.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 21 March 1987. p. 412.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 7 November 1987. p. 1515.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 November 1991. p. 1769.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 30 April 1994. p. 785.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 December 1997. p. 1960.
- ^ "I.I.M.U.N. || Board of Advisors". new.iimun.in. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
External links
- http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/160-VP-Malik.html
- http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PTC2C.aspx?MnId=ihbKIDcaeOhOyg5bsE8Dzw&ParentID=BXy2wClT6S80HuIzDoV4qw
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