Lieutenant General

I S Ghuman

PVSM, AVSM, ADC
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of serviceJune 1981 – 31 March 2021
Rank Lieutenant General
Service numberIC-39607H
UnitBrigade of the Guards
Commands heldCentral Command
Deputy Chief of Army Staff(IS&T)
XXI Corps
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
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]

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 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

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 13 June 1981[13]
Lieutenant Indian Army 13 June 1983[14]
Captain Indian Army 13 June 1986[15]
Major Indian Army 13 June 1992[16]
Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[17]
Colonel Indian Army 1 October 2005[18]
Brigadier Indian Army 21 March 2009 (seniority from 13 June 2008)[19]
Major General Indian Army 1 March 2014 (seniority from 10 October 2011)[20]
Lieutenant-General Indian Army 1 August 2016[21]

References

  1. ^ "Lt-General IS Ghuman assumes charge as Commander of Central Command of Indian Army". 2 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Lt Gen Ghuman takes over as GOC-in-C of Central Command". 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lt General Ghuman takes command of Sudarshan Chakra Corps". thehitavada.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Lt Gen I S Ghuman is Chief of Staff Western Command". The Indian Express. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Lt Gen Ghuman is Western Command CoS". Archived from the original on 7 December 2017.
  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.
  7. ^ Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir. "Naravane appointed as new Vice Chief of Indian Army, four army commanders appointed". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  8. ^ "249 recruits of Brigade of the Guards turn combat soldiers".
  9. ^ Pioneer, The. "Southern Command Investiture ceremony conducted". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  10. ^ "63 Army personnel honoured for valour". thehitavada.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  11. ^ "398 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in.
  13. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 24 July 1982. p. 1091.
  14. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 19 November 1983. p. 1671.
  15. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 21 March 1987. p. 413.
  16. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 12 December 1992. p. 2180.
  17. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1891.
  18. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 September 2006. p. 1296.
  19. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 25 June 2011. p. 1181.
  20. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 August 2015. p. 2132.
  21. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 April 2017. p. 349.
Military offices Preceded byAbhay Krishna General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Central Command 2 October 2019 – 1 April 2021 Succeeded byYogendra Dimri Preceded by Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Strategy) 2018 - 30 September 2019 Succeeded by Preceded byCherish Mathson General Officer Commanding XXI Corps 1 July 2017 - 2018 Succeeded by Ravendra Pal Singh
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