Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri

General
J N Chaudhuri
OBE
General J N Chaudhuri OBE
9th High Commissioner of India to Canada
	In office; July 1966 – August 1969
Preceded by	B. K. Acharya
Succeeded by	A.B. Bhadkamkar
11th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
	In office; 3 March 1966 – 7 June 1966
President	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
Succeeded by	Arjan Singh
5th Chief of the Army Staff
	In office; 20 November 1962 – 7 June 1966
President	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru ; Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) ; Lal Bahadur Shastri ; Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Pran Nath Thapar
Succeeded by	P. P. Kumaramangalam
Military Governor of Hyderabad State
	In office; 17 September 1948 – 25 January 1950
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Mir Osman Ali Khan as Rajapramukh
Personal details
Born	10 June 1908; Chatmohar, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British India
Died	6 April 1983 (aged 74); New Delhi, India
Alma mater	University of Calcutta; Highgate School, London
Military career
Nickname(s)	Muchhu
Allegiance	British India; (1928–1947); India; (1947–1983)
Service / branch	British Indian Army; (1928–1947); Indian Army; (1947–1966)
Years of service	1928–1966
Rank	General
Service number	IA-130
Unit	7th Light Cavalry; 16 Light Cavalry
Commands	Southern Army; 1st Armoured Division; 16 Light Cavalry
Battles / wars	Second World War East African campaign; Western Desert campaign; Burma campaign; ; Indo-Pakistani War of 1947; Operation Polo; Annexation of Goa; Sino-Indian War; Indo-Pakistani War of 1965;
Awards	Padma Vibhushan; Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Order Of Merit (Arab Union)

Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, OBE (10 June 1908 – 6 April 1983) was an Indian general who served as the 5th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. After his retirement from the Indian Army, he served as the Indian High Commissioner to Canada from 19 July 1966 until August 1969.^[2]

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General J N Chaudhuri OBE


9th High Commissioner of India to Canada
In office July 1966 – August 1969
Preceded by	B. K. Acharya
Succeeded by	A.B. Bhadkamkar
11th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office 3 March 1966 – 7 June 1966
President	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
Succeeded by	Arjan Singh
5th Chief of the Army Staff
In office 20 November 1962 – 7 June 1966
President	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) Lal Bahadur Shastri Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Pran Nath Thapar
Succeeded by	P. P. Kumaramangalam
Military Governor of Hyderabad State
In office 17 September 1948 – 25 January 1950
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Mir Osman Ali Khan as Rajapramukh

Personal details
Born	(1908-06-10)10 June 1908 Chatmohar, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British India
Died	6 April 1983(1983-04-06) (aged 74) New Delhi, India
Alma mater	University of Calcutta Highgate School, London

Military career
Nickname(s)	Muchhu
Allegiance	British India (1928–1947) India (1947–1983)
Service / branch	British Indian Army (1928–1947) Indian Army (1947–1966)
Years of service	1928–1966
Rank	General
Service number	IA-130^[1]
Unit	7th Light Cavalry 16 Light Cavalry
Commands	Southern Army 1st Armoured Division 16 Light Cavalry
Battles / wars	Second World War East African campaign Western Desert campaign Burma campaign Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Operation Polo Annexation of Goa Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Awards	Padma Vibhushan Officer of the Order of the British Empire Order Of Merit (Arab Union)