Key facts
- Born
- 6 August 1922, Srinagar
- Died
- 29 December 2015, Gurgaon
- State of birth
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
- Sector
- Defence & security
- Profession
- Indian Army general (1922-2015)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
General Om Prakash Malhotra,, best known as OP Malhotra, was a senior army officer in the Indian Army who served as the 10th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1978 – 1981. Upon retiring from his military service in India, he served in the Indian Foreign Service when he tenured as the Indian Ambassador to Indonesia 1981–1984, and later served as a political administrator in India as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh 1990–1991.
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Timeline
- 1922Born in Srinagar
- 1978Becomes Chief of the Army Staff
- 1979Becomes Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
- 1990Becomes Administrator of Chandigarh
- 1990Becomes Governor of Punjab
- 2015Dies in Gurgaon
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5