Anil Chauhan | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2022 | |
2nd Chief of Defence Staff | |
Assumed office 30 September 2022 | |
President | Droupadi Murmu |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister of Defence | Rajnath Singh |
Preceded by | Bipin Rawat (2021) |
58th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
Assumed office 30 September 2022 | |
President | Droupadi Murmu |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister of Defence | Rajnath Singh |
Preceded by | Manoj Mukund Naravane (acting) |
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command | |
In office 1 September 2019 – 31 May 2021 | |
Chief of Army Staff | |
Preceded by | Manoj Mukund Naravane |
Succeeded by | Manoj Pande |
Personal details | |
Born | Gwana, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttar Pradesh, India (now in Uttarakhand, India) [1] | 18 May 1961
Spouse | Anupama Chauhan |
Children | 1 |
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Military service | |
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Years of service | 13 June 1981 – 31 May 2021 30 September 2022 – present (as CDS) |
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Service number | IC-39492A |
Awards | |
General Anil Chauhan PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM ADC (born 18 May 1961) is a four-star general of the Indian Army, who is the current and 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces, since 30 September 2022.[2][3]
On 28 September 2022, Gen Chauhan was recalled from retirement and was appointed as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) by the Narendra Modi-led government, following a June 2022 notification which permitted military retirees under the age of 62 to be qualified for the post.[4] Assuming charge two days later, he became the first three-star retiree to be appointed to the post, traditionally held by a four-star officer.[4] He succeeded General Bipin Rawat, the inaugural holder of the post, who had died nine months earlier in a helicopter crash in December 2021.[5]