Ved Prakash Malik

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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

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]

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Honours and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Poorvi Star Ribbon.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Poorvi Star Special Service Medal Raksha Medal
Sangram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1959 [3]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army7 June 1961 [4]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army7 June 1965 [5]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army7 June 1972 [6]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army10 March 1978 [7]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army8 February 1985 [8]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army2 April 1986 [9]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army25 September 1990 [10]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army26 January 1993 [11]
General of the Indian Army.svg General
(COAS)
Indian Army1 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

References

  1. "Wait and watch then talk with Pak, says Gen Malik". Indian Express . 13 November 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. Abidi, S. Sartaj Alam; Sharma, Satinder (2007). Services chiefs of India. Northern Book Centre. pp. 84–85. ISBN   9788172111625 . Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 7 November 1959. p. 273.
  4. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 19 August 1961. p. 214.
  5. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 2 October 1965. p. 505.
  6. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 12 August 1972. p. 1174.
  7. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 November 1980. p. 1297.
  8. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 21 March 1987. p. 412.
  9. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 7 November 1987. p. 1515.
  10. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 November 1991. p. 1769.
  11. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 30 April 1994. p. 785.
  12. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 December 1997. p. 1960.
  13. "I.I.M.U.N. || Board of Advisors". new.iimun.in. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
1 January 1999-30 September 2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Army Staff
19972000
Succeeded by
Preceded by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command
19951996
Succeeded by
H M Khanna
Preceded by
B S Nalwa
Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College
1994–1995
Succeeded by
Baldev Singh