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| 22ndChief of the Army Staff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 October 2007 – 31 March 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Pratibha Patil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | J.J. Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | V.K. Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) Patna, Bihar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  Indian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 11 June 1967 – 31 March 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commands | .svg) Northern ArmyARTRAC  XXXIII Corps22 Mountain Division 161 Infantry Brigade Independent Artillery Brigade, 2 Corps 74 Medium Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 United Nations Operation in Somalia II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GeneralDeepak KapoorPVSM,AVSM,SM,VSM,ADC (born 1948) served as the 22nd[1]Chief of the Army Staff of theIndian Army, appointed on 30 September 2007 andChairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee appointed on 31 August 2009.[2]
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Kapoor was commissioned into theRegiment of Artillery on 11 June 1967. He is an alumnus ofSainik School, Kunjpura;[3][4]National Defence Academy Khadakwasla (30th Course) andIndian Military Academy, Dehradun. His career in the Indian Army spans four decades, during which he has held varied command and as well as staff appointments. A veteran of the1971 Indo-Pak War in the eastern theatre (Bangladesh), he is an alumnus of theDefence Services Staff College in Wellington and has completed the Higher Command Course atArmy War College, Mhow and the National Defence College course at theNational Defence College in New Delhi. He served as the Chief Operations Officer for UNOSOM II (United Nations Operation in Somalia II) during 1994–95 and was awarded theVishisht Seva Medal in January 1996.
Kapoor commanded the 161 Infantry Brigade in Uri,Jammu & Kashmir which was actively involved in operations along theLine of Control. For his performance he was awarded theSena Medal in January 1998. He commanded the 22nd Mountain Division as part of a Strike Corps duringOperation Parakram in 2001–02. He was thereafter deeply involved in counter insurgency operations combating the insurgency inAssam, as Chief of Staff of 4 Corps inTezpur. On promotion toLieutenant General, he commanded 33 Corps atSiliguri,West Bengal. For his service as a Corps Commander, he was awarded theAti Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2006. On elevation to the appointment of Army Commander, he commanded theArmy Training Command (ARTRAC) in Shimla. Thereafter he moved to spearhead theNorthern Command (India), the largest operational command in the Indian Army, deployed over varied terrain and was once again actively involved in COIN operations. For his performance, he was awarded theParam Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2007.
Kapoor was appointed as the Honorary Aide-De-Camp to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the President of India. He was also the senior Colonel Commandant of theRegiment of Artillery. Kapoor was Vice-Chief of the Army before taking over as the Chief of Army Staff.
Kapoor holds master's degrees in Political Science, Military Science and Business Administration, the latter which he completed at theIndira Gandhi National Open University inNew Delhi. He also holds a diploma in Business Management. He is married to Kirti Kapoor and they have two children – a daughter and a son, both of whom are married.
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| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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 | Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 11 June 1967[5] |
 | Lieutenant | Indian Army | 11 June 1969[6] |
 | Captain | Indian Army | 11 June 1973[7] |
 | Major | Indian Army | 11 June 1980[8] |
 | Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 3 May 1988[9] |
 | Colonel | Indian Army | 1 November 1991[10] |
 | Brigadier | Indian Army | 18 January 1996[11] |
 | Major General | Indian Army | 3 June 2001[12] |
 | Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 29 June 2004 (seniority from 1 March)[13] |
| General (COAS) | Indian Army | 1 October 2007[14] |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee 2009–2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief of Army Staff 2007–2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Hari Prasad | General Officer-Commanding-in-ChiefNorthern Command 2005–2006 | Succeeded by |
| Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army (1947–1948) |  | |
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| Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army (1948–1955) | ||
| Chief of the Army Staff (1955–present) |
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