Ved Prakash Malik | |
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| 39thChairman Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 1 January 1999 – 30 September 2000 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Satish Sareen |
| Succeeded by | Sushil Kumar |
| 18thChief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 October 1997 – 30 September 2000 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan |
| Prime Minister | Inder Kumar Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Shankar Roy Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Sundararajan Padmanabhan |
| 21stVice Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office 1 August 1996 – 30 September 1997 | |
| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma K. R. Narayanan |
| Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Preceded by | M.L. Dar |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1939-11-01)1 November 1939 (age 85) Dera Ismail Khan,North West Frontier Province,British India (nowKhyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan) |
| Spouse | Dr. Ranjana Malik |
| Children | Namita, Maj Gen Sachin Malik |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | June 1959 – September 2000 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | .svg) 3Sikh Light Infantry |
| Commands | .png) Southern Army XI Corps 8th Mountain (Infantry) Division162nd Infantry Brigade 10Sikh Light Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Kargil War Operation Cactus |
| Award(s) | |
GeneralVed Prakash MalikPVSM,AVSM (born 1 November 1939) served as the 18thChief of Army Staff of theIndian Army from 30 September 1997 to 30 September 2000.[1] He was the Army Chief during theKargil War.[2]He was born in Malik family ofKhatris.
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| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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 | Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 7 June 1959[3] |
 | Lieutenant | Indian Army | 7 June 1961[4] |
 | Captain | Indian Army | 7 June 1965[5] |
 | Major | Indian Army | 7 June 1972[6] |
 | Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 10 March 1978[7] |
 | Colonel | Indian Army | 8 February 1985[8] |
 | Brigadier | Indian Army | 2 April 1986[9] |
 | Major General | Indian Army | 25 September 1990[10] |
 | Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 26 January 1993[11] |
| General (COAS) | Indian Army | 1 October 1997[12] |
Currently, he is a member of theBoard of Advisors ofIndia's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).[13]
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee 1 January 1999-30 September 2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief of Army Staff 1997–2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding-in-ChiefSouthern Command 1995–1996 | Succeeded by H M Khanna |
| Preceded by B S Nalwa | Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College 1994–1995 | Succeeded by Baldev Singh |
| 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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(**Seconded from theBritish Army) | ||
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