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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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 7 June 1959[3] |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 7 June 1961[4] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 7 June 1965[5] |
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Major | Indian Army | 7 June 1972[6] |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 10 March 1978[7] |
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Colonel | Indian Army | 8 February 1985[8] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 2 April 1986[9] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 25 September 1990[10] |
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Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 26 January 1993[11] |
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General (COAS) |
Indian Army | 1 October 1997[12] |
Currently, he is a member of the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).[13]
| Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army (1947–1948) |  | |
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| Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army (1948–1955) | ||
| Chief of the Army Staff (1955–present) |
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