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]
Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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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] |
Currently, he is a member of the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).[13]