Upendra Dwivedi

General
Upendra Dwivedi
PVSM AVSM ADC
Official potrait, 2024
30th Chief of the Army Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 June 2024
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byManoj Pande
46th Vice Chief of the Army Staff
In office
19 February 2024 – 30 June 2024
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Chief of Army StaffManoj Pande
Preceded byM. V. Suchindra Kumar
Succeeded byN. S. Raja Subramani
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Northern Command
In office
1 February 2022 (2022-02-01) – 18 February 2024
Chief of Army StaffManoj Mukund Naravane
Manoj Pande
Preceded byYogesh Kumar Joshi
Succeeded byM. V. Suchindra Kumar
Personal details
Born (1964-07-01) 1 July 1964 (age 60) [1]
Madhya Pradesh, India
SpouseSunita Dwivedi [2]
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service15 December 1984 – present [3]
Rank General
Unit18 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Commands
Service numberIC-42298W [4]
Awards

General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM AVSM ADC (born 1 July 1964) is a serving four star general officer of the Indian Army. He is the current and 30th Chief of the Army Staff.[5][6] He took over as the 30th COAS succeeding General Manoj Pande on 30 June 2024.[7] He was previously serving as the 46th Vice Chief of Army Staff.[8] Earlier he was tenanting the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command,[9] prior to that he served as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination)[10] and as the General Officer Commanding IX Corps.[11]

  1. ^ https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2024481
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  3. ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1999669
  5. ^ "GENERAL UPENDRA DWIVEDI TAKES OVER AS THE CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF". Press Information Bureau. 30 June 2024.
  6. ^ "General Upendra Dwivedi takes charge as the 30th Army chief". The Times of India. 30 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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  9. ^ "Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi assumes charge of Army's Northern Command". ANI. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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