Om Prakash Malhotra

Om Prakash Malhotra
21st Governor of Punjab and 8th Administrator of Chandigarh
In office
18 December 1990 – 7 August 1991
PresidentR. Venkataraman
Chief MinisterVacant (President's rule)
Preceded byVirendra Verma
Succeeded bySurendra Nath
13th Indian Ambassador to Indonesia
In office
February 1982 – November 1984
Preceded byS. K. Bhutani
Succeeded byV. C. Khanna
21st Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
1 March 1979 – 31 May 1981
PresidentNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime MinisterMorarji Desai
Charan Singh
Indira Gandhi
Preceded byJal Cursetji
Succeeded byIdris Hasan Latif
10th Chief of the Army Staff (India)
In office
1 June 1978 – 31 May 1981
PresidentNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Morarji Desai
Charan Singh
Preceded byTapishwar Narain Raina
Succeeded byK. V. Krishna Rao
Personal details
Born
Om Prakash Malhotra

(1922-08-06)6 August 1922
Srinagar, J&K, India
Died29 December 2015(2015-12-29) (aged 93)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
CitizenshipBritish Raj British Indian (1922-47)
India Indian (1947-2015)
NationalityBritish Raj British Indian (1922-47)
India Indian (1947-2015)
SpouseSaroj Malhotra
EducationMHS Srinagar
SPC Srinagar
Alma materGCU Lahore
IMA Dera Doon
RSA Larkhill
Military service
Allegiance British India (1922 - 1947)
 India (1947 - 2015)
Branch/service British Indian Army (1941 - 1947)
 Indian Army (1947 - 1981)
Years of service1941–1981
Rank General
Unit
Commands
Battles/wars
Service numberIC-478[1]
Award(s)

General Om Prakash Malhotra, PVSM (6 August 1922 – 29 December 2015), best known as OP Malhotra, was a senior army officer in the Indian Army who served as the 10th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1978 – 1981. Upon retiring from his military service in India, he served in the Indian Foreign Service when he tenured as the Indian Ambassador to Indonesia 1981-1984, and later served as a political administrator in India as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh 1990-1991.

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