Manoj Pande | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 29th Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 30 April 2022 – 30 June 2024 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Manoj Mukund Naravane |
| Succeeded by | Upendra Dwivedi |
| 43rd Vice Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 February 2022 – 30 April 2022 | |
| Chief of Army Staff | Manoj Mukund Naravane |
| Preceded by | Chandi Prasad Mohanty |
| Succeeded by | B. S. Raju |
| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command | |
| In office 1 June 2021 – 31 January 2022 | |
| Chief of Army Staff | Manoj Mukund Naravane |
| Preceded by | Anil Chauhan |
| Succeeded by | Rana Pratap Kalita |
| Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) | |
| In office 1 June 2020 – 31 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Podali Shankar Rajeshwar |
| Succeeded by | Ajai Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1962[1] Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Spouse | Archana Pande |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 24 December 1982 – 30 June 2024 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | Bombay Sappers Corps of Engineers 267 Engineer Regiment |
| Commands |  Eastern CommandAndaman and Nicobar Command  IV Corps8 Mountain Division 52 Infantry Brigade 117 Engineer Regiment |
| Service number | IC-40716F[2] |
| Awards | |
General Manoj Pande, PVSM AVSM VSM ADC (born 6 May 1962) is a retired four star general officer of the Indian Army. He last served as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff.[3][4][5] He previously served as 43rd Vice Chief of the Army Staff,[6] prior to that he was General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command[7] and also as the Commander-in-Chief (CINCAN) of Andaman and Nicobar Command.[8] He also served as General Officer Commanding IV Corps,[9] before assuming the appointment as commander of Gajraj Corps (IV Corps) he was serving as the Chief of Staff, Southern Command.[10] He is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Army Chief.[11]
As the COAS, he took over as the Honorary Colonel of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment on 11 May 2022 and as the Colonel of the Regiment of the 61st Cavalry on 17 May 2022. He became the 23rd COAS to take over Colonel of the mounted Cavalry Regiment.
- ^ "Government appoints Lt Gen Manoj C Pande as next Chief of Army Staff". Press Information Bureau. 18 April 2022.
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{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Bureau, The Hindu (30 April 2022). "Gen. Manoj Pande takes charge as 29th Army Chief". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Government appoints Lt Gen Manoj C Pande as next Chief of Army Staff" (PDF). pib.gov.in. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ PTI (1 February 2022). "Lt Gen Manoj Pande assumes charge as Vice Chief of Army Staff". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Manoj Pande to take charge as Eastern Command chief on June 1". India Today. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command at Port Blair". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Manoj Pande takes charge of Gajraj Corps". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 30 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Lt Gen Manoj Pande takes over as new chief of Southern Command Pune". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Army Chief: Lt Gen Manoj Pande becomes first engineer to be appointed as Army chief - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 April 2022.