Key facts
- Born
- 19 July 1952, Amritsar district
- State of birth
- Amritsar district, Punjab
- Sector
- Defence & security
- Profession
- Retired Indian army officer
- Gender
- Male
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Biography
General Bikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC 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. He retired on 31 July 2014. He is the second Sikh to be COAS, the first having been General J. J. Singh. He was also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) of the Indian armed forces.
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Timeline
- 1952Born in Amritsar district
- 2012Becomes Chief of the Army Staff
- 2013Becomes Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5