Gurmit Singh (general)

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Lieutenant General
Gurmit Singh
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)
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Official portrait, 2020
Governor of Uttarakhand
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 September 2021 [1]

Personal life and education

Singh was born on 1 February 1956 in Jalal Usman, Amritsar, Punjab. His father served in the Indian Army and his elder brother served in Indian Air Force.

He graduated from the Defence Services Staff Course and National Defence College, has two M.Phil degrees from Chennai and Indore universities, and was a research fellow for two years on the India-China Boundary issue at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University during his study leave from the Indian Army.

Military career

After serving as an Infantry Company Commander and Brigade Commander, he was appointed a Brigadier General of Army Staff. He later achieved the rank of Major General and served as the Additional Director General of Military Operations and Deputy Chief of Army Staff. During his stint in the Army, he was a part of numerous expert groups, joint working groups, annual dialogues and China study group meetings for over a decade. He also served in Banbasa, Uttarakhand, while in the army.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Singh received four Presidential Awards and two commendations by the Chief of Army Staff while in the Army. He has also received the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.[ citation needed ]

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Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal

Governorship

On 9 September 2021, he was appointed Uttarakhand's Governor by the Indian government, replacing then governor Baby Rani Maurya, who had resigned two years before her tenure was scheduled to end. He became the state's eighth and current governor. [5] He took oath as the governor of Uttarakhand on 15 September 2021 at a ceremony held in Raj Bhavan.

References

  1. ↑ "New Uttarakhand governor likely to take oath on September 15 | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Bureau, ABP News (9 September 2021). "Gurmit Singh Appointed Governor Of U'khand, Purohit Gets Punjab, RN Ravi Shifted To Tamil Nadu". news.abplive.com.{{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ "Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh appointed governor of U'khand, ex-IPS RN Ravi new TN governor". The Economic Times.
  4. ↑ "नियुक्ति: उत्तराखंड के राज्यपाल बनाए गए गुरमीत सिंह, बनवारीलाल पुरोहित को पंजाब की जिम्मेदारी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
  5. ↑ Bureau, ABP News (9 September 2021). "Gurmit Singh Appointed Governor Of U'khand, Purohit Gets Punjab, RN Ravi Shifted To Tamil Nadu". news.abplive.com.{{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)