Lakshman Singh Rawat


Lakshman Singh Rawat

BornNovember 1930
Sainj Village, Pauri Garhwal District, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
(now Uttarakhand)
Died11 February 2015(2015-02-11) (aged 84)
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1951–1988
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit3/11 Gorkha Rifles
CommandsX Corps
Maharashtra & Gujarat Area
19th Infantry Division
5/11 Gorkha Rifles
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
ChildrenGeneral Bipin Rawat, Colonel Vijay Rawat
RelationsKishan Singh Parmar, an ex-MLA from Uttarkashi (father-in-law)

Lieutenant General Lakshman Singh Rawat, PVSM, AVSM (November 1930 – 11 February 2015) was a General Officer in the Indian Army. He last served as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff, from 1987 to 1988. His son, General Bipin Rawat was India's first Chief of the Defence Staff and was the 26th Chief of the Army Staff.