J. J. Singh

Joginder Jaswant Singh
13th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
In office
26 January 2008 – 28 May 2013
Appointed byPresident of India (then Pratibha Patil)
Chief MinisterDorjee Khandu
Jarbom Gamlin
Nabam Tuki
Preceded byK. Sankaranarayanan (Additional Charge)
Succeeded byNirbhay Sharma
47th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
31 March 2007 - 30 September 2007
PresidentA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Pratibha Patil
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byShashindra Pal Tyagi
Succeeded bySureesh Mehta
21st Chief of the Army Staff
In office
1 February 2005 – 31 August 2007
PresidentA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Pratibha Patil
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byNirmal Chander Vij
Succeeded byDeepak Kapoor
Personal details
Born (1945-09-17) 17 September 1945 (age 79)
Samma Satta, Bahawalpur State, British Raj
(now in Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan)
Political partyShiromani Akali Dal
(2017 - 2019)
Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali)
(2019 - 2022)
Bharatiya Janata Party
(2022 - present)
RelationsJaswant Singh Marwah (Father)
Writing(s)
  • A Soldier’s General (2012)
  • The McMahon Line – A Century of Discord (2019)
NicknameGeneral JJ
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of serviceAug 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/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
Kargil War
Operation Parakram
Service numberIC-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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference captain was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Times of India (28 November 2004). "J J Singh to take over as Army chief". Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Geointelligence Asia 2012". Archived from the original on 9 March 2013.
  4. ^ Hindustan Times (24 January 2008). "General JJ Singh is Arunachal governor". Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.