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GeneralJoginder
Jaswant Singh
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
13th
47th
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
21st
Chief of the Army Staff
RECOGNISED BY THE FRENCH REPUBLICOfficer of the
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Awarded in 2016 for his distinguished service.
A LIFE IN SERVICE
The man behind the uniform.
Public office
- 13th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
- 26 January 2008 to 28 May 2013
- 47th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
- 31 March to 30 September 2007
- 21st Chief of the Army Staff
- 2005 to 2007
Military service
- Service
- Indian Army · August 1964 to 30 September 2007
- Rank and unit
- General · 9 Maratha Light Infantry
- Service number
- IC-16078
- Allegiance
- India
Commands held
- Western Army
- Army Training Command (ARTRAC)
- I Corps
- 9th Infantry Division
- 79th (Independent) Mountain Brigade
- 5 Maratha Light Infantry
- 9 Maratha Light Infantry
Operations & service
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Kargil War
- Operation Parakram
Known as General JJ
A career spanning military leadership, public service and writing.
Personal background
- Born
- 17 September 1945
- Birthplace
- Samma Satta, Bahawalpur State, British Raj; now in Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Father
- Jaswant Singh Marwah
Books
A Soldier’s General
2012
The McMahon Line: A Century of Discord
2019
Political affiliations
Shiromani Akali Dal (2017 to 2019); Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) (2019 to 2022); Bharatiya Janata Party (from 2022).
DECORATIONS & RECOGNITION
Honours earned through service.
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Biography and decorations: source reference. Insignia: Integrated Defence Staff, Indian Army.