Deepak Kapoor
Deepak Kapoor | |
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22ndChief of the Army Staff | |
In office 1 October 2007 – 31 March 2010 | |
President | Pratibha Patil |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | J.J. Singh |
Succeeded by | V.K. Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | 1948 |
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal |
Military service | |
Allegiance | India |
Branch/service | Indian Army |
Years of service | 11 June 1967 – 31 March 2010 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Northern Army ARTRAC XXXIII Corps 22 Mountain Division 161 Infantry Brigade Independent Artillery Brigade, 2 Corps 74 Medium Regiment |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 United Nations Operation in Somalia II |
GeneralDeepak KapoorPVSM,AVSM,SM,VSM,ADC(b. 1948) served as the 22nd[1]Chief of the Army Staffof theIndian Army,appointed on 30 September 2007 andChairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committeeappointed on 31 August 2009.[2]
Biography
[edit]Kapoor was commissioned into theRegiment of Artilleryon 11 June 1967. He is an alumnus ofSainik School, Kunjpura;[3][4] National Defence AcademyKhadakwasla (30th Course) andIndian Military Academy,Dehradun. His career in the Indian Army spans four decades, during which he has held varied command and as well as staff appointments. A veteran of the1971 Indo-Pak Warin the eastern theatre (Bangladesh), he is an alumnus of theDefence Services Staff Collegein Wellington and has completed the Higher Command Course atArmy War College, Mhowand the National Defence College course at theNational Defence Collegein New Delhi. He served as the Chief Operations Officer for UNOSOM II (United Nations Operation in Somalia II) during 1994-95 and was awarded theVishisht Seva Medalin January 1996.
Kapoor commanded the 161 Infantry Brigade in Uri,Jammu & Kashmirwhich was actively involved in operations along theLine of Control.For his performance he was awarded theSena Medalin January 1998. He commanded the 22nd Mountain Division as part of a Strike Corps duringOperation Parakramin 2001–02. He was thereafter deeply involved in counter insurgency operations combating the insurgency inAssam,as Chief of Staff of 4 Corps inTezpur.On promotion toLieutenant General,he commanded 33 Corps atSiliguri,West Bengal.For his service as a Corps Commander, he was awarded theAti Vishisht Seva Medalin January 2006. On elevation to the appointment of Army Commander, he commanded theArmy Training Command(ARTRAC) in Shimla. Thereafter he moved to spearhead theNorthern Command (India),the largest operational command in the Indian Army, deployed over varied terrain and was once again actively involved in COIN operations. For his performance, he was awarded theParam Vishisht Seva Medalin January 2007.
Kapoor was appointed as the Honorary Aide-De-Camp to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the President of India. He was also the senior Colonel Commandant of theRegiment of Artillery.Kapoor was Vice-Chief of the Army before taking over as the Chief of Army Staff.
Personal life
[edit]Kapoor holds master's degrees in Political Science, Military Science and Business Administration, the latter which he completed at theIndira Gandhi National Open UniversityinNew Delhi.He also holds a diploma in Business Management. He is married to Kirti Kapoor and they have two children - a daughter and a son, both of whom are married.
Major Decorations and Badges
[edit]Awards
[edit]Dates of rank
[edit]Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 11 June 1967[5] | |
Lieutenant | Indian Army | 11 June 1969[6] | |
Captain | Indian Army | 11 June 1973[7] | |
Major | Indian Army | 11 June 1980[8] | |
Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 3 May 1988[9] | |
Colonel | Indian Army | 1 November 1991[10] | |
Brigadier | Indian Army | 18 January 1996[11] | |
Major General | Indian Army | 3 June 2001[12] | |
Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 29 June 2004 (seniority from 1 March)[13] | |
General (COAS) |
Indian Army | 1 October 2007[14] |
References
[edit]- ^"Press Information Bureau".
- ^"Press Information Bureau".
- ^Gen Kapoor, Hooda come together at their alma materArchived4 November 2012 at theWayback MachineThe Hindu,25 July 2008.
- ^Public Information Bureau release on Kunjpara Sainik School
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 6 April 1968. p. 282.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 20 September 1969. p. 960.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 8 December 1973. p. 1370.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 6 December 1980. p. 1382.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 30 March 1991. p. 494.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 5 September 1992. p. 1564.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 27 December 1997. p. 1961.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 10 May 2003. p. 632.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 29 April 2006. p. 607.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 1 December 2007. p. 1868.
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Chiefs of Army Staff (India)
- Military personnel from Punjab, India
- Sainik School alumni
- Indira Gandhi National Open University alumni
- Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal
- Vice chiefs of Army Staff (India)
- Recipients of the Sena Medal
- Indian generals
- National Defence College, India alumni
- Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
- Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal
- Army War College, Mhow alumni
- Defence Services Staff College alumni