General
Ved Prakash Malik
PVSM, AVSM
39th Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
1 January 1999 - 30 September 2000
PresidentK. R. Narayanan
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded bySatish Sareen
Succeeded bySushil Kumar
18th Chief of the Army Staff
In office
1 October 1997 - 30 September 2000
PresidentK. R. Narayanan
Prime MinisterInder Kumar Gujral
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byShankar Roy Chowdhury
Succeeded bySundararajan Padmanabhan
21st Vice Chief of Army Staff
In office
1 August 1996 - 30 September 1997
PresidentShankar Dayal Sharma
K. R. Narayanan
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
Inder Kumar Gujral
Preceded byM.L. Dar
Succeeded byChandra Shekhar
Personal details
Born (1939-11-01) 1 November 1939 (age 84)
Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier Province, British India
(now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of serviceJune 1959– September 2000
Rank General
Unit 3 Sikh Light Infantry
Commands Southern Army
8th Mountain (Infantry) Division
10 Sikh Light Infantry
Battles/warsKargil War
Operation Cactus
Award(s)

General Ved Prakash Malik PVSM, AVSM (born 1 November 1939) served as the 19th 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]

Honours and decorations

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

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1959[3]
Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1961[4]
Captain Indian Army 7 June 1965[5]
Major Indian Army 7 June 1972[6]
Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 10 March 1978[7]
Colonel Indian Army 8 February 1985[8]
Brigadier Indian Army 2 April 1986[9]
Major General Indian Army 25 September 1990[10]
Lieutenant-General Indian Army 26 January 1993[11]
General
(COAS)		 Indian Army 1 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.

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Military offices Preceded bySatish Sareen Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee 1 January 1999-30 September 2000 Succeeded bySushil Kumar Preceded byShankar Roychowdhury Chief of Army Staff 1997–2000 Succeeded bySundararajan Padmanabhan Preceded byMoti Dar General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command 1995–1996 Succeeded byH M Khanna Preceded byB S Nalwa Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College 1994–1995 Succeeded byBaldev Singh


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