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| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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| General Dalbir Singh Suhag | |
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| File:Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag.jpg | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1974-present |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | IC-30351K |
| Unit | 4/5 Gorkha Rifles |
| Commands | Indian Army Eastern Army Command III Corps 8 Mountain Division Special Frontier Force 53 Infantry Brigade Colonel of 5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) Honorary Colonel of The Brigade of the Guards Honorary Colonel of Rashtriya Rifles Honorary Colonel of 61st Cavalry Regiment (India) |
| Battles / wars | Operation Pawan |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the President of India |
| Spouse(s) | Namita Suhag |
General Dalbir Singh Suhag, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC is the 26th Chief of the Army Staff (India) who took oath of the office on 31 July 2014Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Early life
General Singh is a third generation soldier and was born in a Jat family based in Bishan village in Haryana's Jhajjar district to Smt. Ishari Devi and Havaldar Major Ramphal Singh of Cavalry Regiment. He is married to Namita Suhag, who is a Political Science graduate from Delhi University.
Military career
General Dalbir Singh Suhag joined the National Defence Academy in 1970 and was commissioned into the 4th battalion of the 5 Gorkha Rifles in June 1974. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Chittorgarh. He was an instructor at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and served as a company commander during Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka. He has commanded the 53 Infantry Brigade which was involved in counter insurgency operations in the Kashmir Valley from July 2003 to March 2005, and the 8 Mountain Division in Kargil from October 2007 to December 2008. He was also appointed as the Inspector General of the Special Frontier Force. He has completed various Indian and foreign courses including LDMC at College of Defence Management in 1997-98, National Defence College in 2006, Executive Course in USA in 2005 and Senior Mission Leaders Course (UN) in Kenya in 2007.
He had commanded the army's III Corps in Dimapur. In 2012, he was put under a 'Discipline and Vigilance' ban by the then outgoing Army Chief Gen. V K Singh for a failed intelligence operation in Jorhat in Assam which happened during Lt. Gen. Suhag's tenure as the 3 Corps commander. The DV ban was subsequently revoked by the next army chief General Bikram Singh with the concurrence of the defence minister AK Antony's, and he was promoted to become the commander of the Eastern Command on 16 June 2012. He then replaced Lieutenant General S. K. Singh as the Vice Chief of Army staff on 31 December 2013.
On 7 July 2014, Supreme Court of India, country's apex court, refused to stay or stall Lt. Gen. Suhag's appointment as next Army Chief, in response to a petition filed by Lt. Gen. Ravi Dastane challenging his appointment as Army Commander of Eastern Command. The Bench observed that there is no reason & urgency to stay the appointment & that the petition pertained to Lt. Gen. Suhag's appointment as army commander and hence issues relating to appointment of army chief did not have to be dealt with at this stage. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi representing National Democratic Alliance (India) led government at center, also justified the appointment, saying there is nothing in the allegations levelled and Lt. Gen. Suhag fulfils all the criteria for the post including being senior-most in the seniority list. He also said that the ban imposed on Lt. Gen. Suhag in 2012 was lifted and he was discharged from all charges. Earlier on 10 June 2014, center govt. had told Supreme Court that the alleged lapses which were made as grounds to impose disciplinary ban on Army Vice Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag by then Army Chief V K Singh, were "premeditated", "vague" and "illegal".
He will serve as the army chief for a tenure of two years and five months till December 31, 2016. He will be the second officer from the Gorkha Rifles to become the Army chief, after the late Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.
His personal hobbies include daily 10 km runs, horse-riding and golf.
References
- ^ "Lt-Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag to be next Army Chief". The Statesman. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- "Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Will be the Next Chief of Army Staff". PIB. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Pandit, Rajat (12 May 2014). "Govt set to announce Lt Gen Suhag as next Army chief despite BJP objections". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
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- "Dalbir Singh Suhag is the new Army chief". Moneylife. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag will be next vice chief of army". DNA. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Lt-Gen Dalbir Singh appointed next Army chief". India Today. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- "CBI turns down Army Chief's request to investigate serving general". NDTV. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag named India's new Army chief". The Economic Times. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag named new Army chief". The Times of India. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- Yadav, Nilesh (26 May 2012). "Army Chief V K Singh clarifies row about his Show Cause Notice". Bihar Prabha (Biharprabha News). Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "SC refuses to stall appointment of Lt Gen Suhag as next Army chief". IndianExpress. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- "Supreme Court refuses to stay Lt Gen Dalbir Suhag's appointment as Army Chief". ZeeNews. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Supreme Court refuses to stay appointment of Dalbir Singh Suhag as next Army Chief". TheHindu. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- "Grounds for imposing ban on Lt Gen Suhag was 'premeditated': Centre to Supreme Court". TheEconomicTimes. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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