Joginder Jaswant Singh | |
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| 13th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh | |
| In office 26 January 2008 – 28 May 2013 | |
| Appointed by | President of India (then Pratibha Patil) |
| Chief Minister | Dorjee Khandu Jarbom Gamlin Nabam Tuki |
| Preceded by | K. Sankaranarayanan (Additional Charge) |
| Succeeded by | Nirbhay Sharma |
| 47th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 31 March 2007 - 30 September 2007 | |
| President | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Shashindra Pal Tyagi |
| Succeeded by | Sureesh Mehta |
| 21st Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 31 August 2007 | |
| President | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Nirmal Chander Vij |
| Succeeded by | Deepak Kapoor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1945 Samma Satta, Bahawalpur State, British Raj (now in Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal (2017 - 2019) Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) (2019 - 2022) Bharatiya Janata Party (2022 - present) |
| Relations | Jaswant Singh Marwah (Father) |
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| Nickname | General JJ |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | Aug 1964 - 30 Sept 2007 |
| Rank | 
General |
| Unit |  9 Maratha Light Infantry |
| Commands |  Western Army Army Training Command (ARTRAC)I Corps 9th Infantry Division 79th (Independent) Mountain Brigade 5 Maratha LI 9 Maratha LI |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Kargil War Operation Parakram |
| Service number | IC-16078[1] |
| Award(s) | |
General Joginder Jaswant Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (born 17 September 1945) is an Indian politician and former Army Chief. He was the 21st Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He was appointed on 27 November 2004, and took over the role when his predecessor, General N C Vij, retired on 31 January 2005.[2] He was succeeded by General Deepak Kapoor. He served as the COAS from 31 January 2005, to 30 September 2007.
He is the first Sikh to have led the Indian Army and the 11th chief of army staff from the Western Command based at Chandimandir. His selection was not a surprise, as at the time of his appointment he was the most senior officer in the army after General N C Vij. Following his retirement, he became Governor of the state of Arunachal Pradesh on 27 January 2008.[3][4]
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- ^ "Geointelligence Asia 2012". Archived from the original on 9 March 2013.
- ^ Hindustan Times (24 January 2008). "General JJ Singh is Arunachal governor". Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.