Manoj Mukund Naravane

General
Manoj Mukund Naravane
PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC
Official portrait, 2020
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
15 December 2021 – 30 April 2022
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byBipin Rawat
Succeeded byAnil Chauhan
28th Chief of the Army Staff
In office
31 December 2019 – 30 April 2022
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byBipin Rawat
Succeeded byManoj Pande
40th Vice Chief of the Army Staff
In office
1 September 2019 – 31 December 2019
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byDevraj Anbu
Succeeded bySatinder Kumar Saini[1]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
In office
1 October 2018 – 31 August 2019
Preceded byAbhay Krishna
Succeeded byAnil Chauhan
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
In office
1 December 2017 – 30 September 2018
Preceded byDewan Rabindranath Soni
Succeeded byPattacheruvanda C. Thimayya
Personal details
Born (1960-04-22) 22 April 1960 (age 64)[2]
Pune, Bombay State, India
SpouseVeena Naravane
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of serviceJune 1980–30 April 2022
Rank General
Unit 7 Sikh Light Infantry
Commands
Service numberIC-38750H[3]
Awards

General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC (born 22 April 1960) is a retired Indian Army General who served as the 28th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS),[4] as well as the temporary Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee from 15 December 2021 until his superannuation on 30 April 2022.[5][6] He took over as COAS from General Bipin Rawat on 31 December 2019. Prior to his appointment as the COAS, the general officer served as the 40th Vice Chief of Army Staff[7] of the Indian Army, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Eastern Command[8] and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Army Training Command.[9] He also served as General Officer Commanding II Corps and also as General Officer Commanding Delhi Area.

  1. ^ "Lt Gen SK Saini appointed Vice Chief of Indian Army | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Lt Gen Manoj Naravane to succeed Gen Bipin Rawat as next army chief". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference pvsm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Peri, Dinakar (16 December 2019). "Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  5. ^ Bhalla, Abhishek (16 December 2021). "Old system till new CDS appointed: Gen Naravane as senior-most service chief fills in for Gen Bipin Rawat". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ "General Manoj Naravane retires as Army chief, Prez Kovind, Rajnath bid him adieu". Hindustan Times. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Lt Gen MM Naravane assumes appointment of VCOAS". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes over as GOC-in-C of Indian Army's Eastern Command". The New Indian Express. October 2018.
  9. ^ "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief". The Tribune. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2024.