M. V. Suchindra Kumar

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Lieutenant General
M. V. Suchindra Kumar
PVSM AVSM YSM ** VSM
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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
Assumed office
19 February 2024

Lieutenant General M. V. Suchindra Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, YSM & bar, VSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He is currently the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command. [2] He previously served as the 45th Vice Chief of the Army Staff, [3] prior to that he was Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy) [4] and General Officer Commanding XVI Corps. [5]

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Early life and education

He was born in a Lingayat family completed his schooling from the Sainik School, Bijapur. He then attended the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy. [6] [7]

Military career

The general officer was commissioned into the 1st battalion, The Assam Regiment (1 ASSAM) in June 1985. He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He served as an instructor at the Infantry School, Mhow. As part of the United Nations, he served as the Sector Senior Operations Officer in the Transitional Authority in Cambodia and in the Indian Army Training team in Lesotho. [8] At Army headquarters, he served in the Military Secretary Branch. He commanded the 59 battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles (Assam). The RR battalions are deployed in a counter-insurgency role in Jammu and Kashmir. He subsequently attended the Higher Command Course at the Army War College, Mhow. [9] [10]

Promoted to the rank of Brigadier, he commanded the 120 Infantry Brigade. For this stint, he was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal on 26 January 2014. [11] He was then selected to attend the National Defence College in New Delhi, as part of the 54th course. After completing the course, he was appointed Brigadier General Staff (BGS) of a corps in the Eastern theatre. On 26 January 2018, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal. [12]

General officer

He was promoted to the rank of Major General and appointed General officer commanding of an infantry division on the line of control. In the 2019 Republic Day honours, he was awarded a bar to the Yudh Seva Medal. [13] He subsequently served in the Military Intelligence directorate as the Additional Director General Military Intelligence (ADGMI). On 14 October 2020, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed General officer commanding XVI Corps. He took over from Lieutenant General Harsha Gupta at Nagrota. [14] [15] On 1 March 2021, he took over as the Colonel of the Regiment of the Assam Regiment and the Arunachal Scouts. For his tenure as GOC XVI Corps, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2022. [16] After a year-long stint, he moved to Army HQ as the Director General Military Intelligence (DGMI). [17]

On 1 July 2022, he was appointed Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy). In March 2023, Gen Kumar succeeded Lieutenant General B. S. Raju as Vice Chief of the Army Staff, who took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command. [18] [19] On 26 January 2024, he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal. [20] On 19 February 2024 he appointed as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Command. [21]

Personal life

He is married to Asha Suchindra, an educationalist. The couple has two children. Gen Kumar is an amateur half marathon runner, golf enthusiast and yoga practitioner. [9]

Awards and decorations

The General officer was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal in 2014, the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018, a bar to the Yudh Seva Medal in 2019, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2024.

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg 75yearmedal.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNTAC Medal bar.gif
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal (Bar) Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Sainya Seva Medal Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UNTAC Medal

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 8 June 1985
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army8 June 1987 [22]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army8 June 1990 [23]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army8 June 1996 [24]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army16 December 2004 [25]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army15 August 2006 [26]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army25 February 2012 (acting)
28 April 2012 (substantive, with seniority from 9 October 2010) [27]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army1 September 2017 (seniority from 1 June 2015) [28]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General Indian Army28 January 2020 [29]

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Military offices
Preceded by
Harsha Gupta
 General Officer Commanding XVI Corps
2020 - 2021		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
 Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy)
2022 - 2023		Succeeded by
Tarun Kumar Aich
Preceded by Vice Chief of the Army Staff
1 March 2023 - 18 February 2024		Succeeded by
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