Manjinder Singh

Lieutenant general Manjinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM is a retired general officer of the Indian Army. He last served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command. He previously held the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command. He earlier served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning & Force Development) at HQ IDS, prior to this he was General Officer Commanding XVI Corps. He also served as Chief of Staff, Western Command.

Early life and education The general officer is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kapurthala. He then attended the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He obtained other military courses from various institutions such as Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command Course and National Defence College of Thailand.

Military career He was commissioned into 19th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on 20 December 1986 from the Indian Military Academy. He was also appointed as a commanding officer for Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, infantry brigade at the Line of Control (LOC) and an Infantry Division as part of Strike Corps. He has also served as the MGGS (Ops) at Headquarters of the Western Command

After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Western Command. On 29 October 2021, he took over as the General Officer Commanding of White Knight Corps (XVI) from Lieutenant General M.V. Suchindra Kumar. On 1 July 2024, Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh took over as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command succeeding Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth who moved to Southern Command as an Army Commander. the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2024, the Yudh Seva Medal in 2015 and the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019.

Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva MedalYudh Seva MedalVishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude 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

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