Bikram Singh | |
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24th Chief of the Army Staff | |
In office 1 June 2012 – 31 July 2014 | |
President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | V. K. Singh |
Succeeded by | Dalbir Singh Suhag |
Personal details | |
Born | Amritsar, East Punjab, India | 19 July 1952
Spouse | Surjeet Kaur |
Alma mater | National Defence Academy Indian Military Academy United States Army War College |
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Military service | |
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Years of service | 31 March 1972 – 31 July 2014 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | Sikh Light Infantry |
Commands | Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee Chief of the Army Staff ![]() XV Corps 10th Infantry Division |
General Bikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC [1] (born 19 July 1952) is a retired Indian army officer who served as the 24th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. Previously the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the army's Eastern Command, he succeeded General V. K. Singh as COAS on May 31, 2012.[2] He retired on 31 July 2014.[3] He is the second Sikh to be COAS, the first having been General J. J. Singh.[4] He was also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) of the Indian armed forces.[5]