Ved Prakash Malik
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General Ved Prakash Malik PVSM, AVSM (born 1 November 1939) served as the 19th 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]
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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 | (1939-11-01) 1 November 1939 (age 84) Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier Province, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
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 8th Mountain (Infantry) Division 10 Sikh Light Infantry |
Battles/wars | Kargil War Operation Cactus |
Award(s) | |
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