Yogendra Dimri


Yogendra Dimri

BornChamoli, Uttarakhand, India
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Army
Years of service17 December 1983 - 28 February 2023[1]
RankLieutenant general
Service numberIC-41461Y
Commands Central Command
XXI Corps
Defence Services Staff College
United Nations Transitional Authority, Cambodia
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
Alma materNational Defence Academy
Indian Military Academy
Defence Services Staff College
Defence Services Command and Staff College
Army War College, Mhow

Lieutenant General Yogendra Dimri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a former General Officer in the Indian Army. He last served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Command in April 2021. He previously served as a Corps Commander and as Chief of Staff of the Western Command, he was appointed as a military attaché in the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia and directing staff at the Defence Services Staff College.

Prior to his appointment to the Central Command, he commanded XXI Corps and infantry brigade on the Line of Control (LOC).[2]

  1. ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri takes over as Western Command chief of staff". Hindustan Times. 13 August 2020.