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Upendra Dwivedi
30th Chief of the Army Staff (India) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM (born 1 July 1964) is a serving four star general officer of the Indian Army. He is the current and 30th Chief of the Army Staff.[5][6] He took over as the 30th COAS succeeding General Manoj Pande on 30 June 2024.[7] He was previously serving as the 46th Vice Chief of Army Staff.[8] Earlier he was tenanting the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command,[9] prior to that he served as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination)[10] and as the General Officer Commanding IX Corps.[11]
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Upendra Dwivedi | |
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30th Chief of the Army Staff | |
Assumed office 30 June 2024 | |
President | Droupadi Murmu |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Manoj Pande |
46th Vice Chief of the Army Staff | |
In office 19 February 2024 – 30 June 2024 | |
President | Droupadi Murmu |
Chief of Army Staff | Manoj Pande |
Preceded by | M. V. Suchindra Kumar |
Succeeded by | N. S. Raja Subramani |
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command | |
In office 1 February 2022 (2022-02-01) – 18 February 2024 | |
Chief of Army Staff | Manoj Mukund Naravane Manoj Pande |
Preceded by | Yogesh Kumar Joshi |
Succeeded by | M. V. Suchindra Kumar |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-07-01) 1 July 1964 (age 60) [1] Madhya Pradesh, India |
Spouse | Sunita Dwivedi [2] |
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Years of service | 15 December 1984 – present [3] |
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Unit | 18 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
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Service number | IC-42298W [4] |
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