Iqroop Singh Ghuman

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Lieutenant General

I S Ghuman

PVSM, AVSM, ADC
Lt Gen Iqroop Singh Ghuman, PVSM, AVSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.jpg
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of serviceJune 1981 – 31 March 2021
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service number IC-39607H
Unit Brigade of the Guards
Commands held Central Command
Deputy Chief of Army Staff(IS&T)
XXI Corps
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Lieutenant General Iqroop Singh Ghuman, PVSM, AVSM, ADC is a commissioned officer of the Indian Army. He was the General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command of the Indian Army. He took office on 2 October when Lt Gen Abhay Krishna retired. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Ghuman is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended the Junior and Senior Command Course at Army War College, Mhow; Defence Service Staff College course at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; and National Defence Course Course at National Defence College, Delhi. [3] [4]

Career

Ghuman was commissioned into Brigade of the Guards in June 1981. He has held various important Command, Staff and Instructor appointments during his career. He has commanded an anti-tank guided missile battalion during Operation Parakram, an infantry brigade and an Infantry Division. He has held various other appointments including an instructor at Army Infantry School, Mhow; Director Perspective Planning in Army Headquarters, Colonel General Staff of Army Training Command; Brigade Major of a mountain brigade; Brigadier General Staff of a Corps in Western India; Major General Operational Logistics at HQ Eastern Command and Chief of Staff of Western Command. He has also served as an observer in the United Nations Mission in Angola. [3] [4] [5] [6] In July 2019, he was appointed to succeed Abhay Krishna as GOC-in-C, Central Command, effective 1 October. [7]

Ghuman served as Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems & Training) assuming office in 2018. [8]

Prior to Deputy Chief of Army Staff, he was the Commander, XXI Corps of the Indian Army and assumed office, 1 July 2017 onwards. He assumed the post from Lt General Cherish Mathson. [3] [9] [10]

Honours and decorations

During his career, he has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017 for his service as Chief of Staff of Western Command. [3] [4] [11] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2019. [12]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg
IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNAVEM Medal ribbon.gif
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Special Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal MONUA

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif Second Lieutenant Indian Army 13 June 1981 [13]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army13 June 1983 [14]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army13 June 1986 [15]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army13 June 1992 [16]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army16 December 2004 [17]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army1 October 2005 [18]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army21 March 2009 (seniority from 13 June 2008) [19]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army1 March 2014 (seniority from 10 October 2011) [20]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army1 August 2016 [21]

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  2. ↑ "Lt Gen Ghuman takes over as GOC-in-C of Central Command". 2 October 2019.
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  6. ↑ "14 officers approved for rank of Lt General, 5 from Gorkha Rifles". The Indian Express. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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Military offices
Preceded by General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Central Command
2 October 2019 – 1 April 2021		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Strategy)
2018 - 30 September 2019		Succeeded by
Preceded by General Officer Commanding XXI Corps
1 July 2017 - 2018		Succeeded by
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