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			\| primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]]
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Lieutenant]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 11 June 1969<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=960 \|date=20 September 1969 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		\|align="center" \|[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Lieutenant]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 11 June 1969<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=960 \|date=20 September 1969\|url= \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 11 June 1973<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1370 \|date=8 December 1973 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		\|align="center" \|[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 11 June 1973<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1370 \|date=8 December 1973\|url= \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Major]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 11 June 1980<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1382 \|date=6 December 1980 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		\|align="center" \|[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Major]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 11 June 1980<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1382 \|date=6 December 1980\|url= \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 1987		\|align="center" \|[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 1987
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Colonel]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 1 November 1991<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1564 \|date=5 September 1992 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		\|align="center" \|[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Colonel]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 1 November 1991<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1564 \|date=5 September 1992\|url= \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Major general#India\|Major General]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 3 June 2001<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=632 \|date=10 May 2003 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		\|align="center" \|[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Major general#India\|Major General]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 3 June 2001<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=632 \|date=10 May 2003\|url= \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[General (India)\|General]]<br>(COAS) \|\| Indian Army \|\| 1 October 2007<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1868 \|date=1 December 2007 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		\|align="center" \|[[File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[General (India)\|General]]<br>(COAS) \|\| Indian Army \|\| 1 October 2007<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1868 \|date=1 December 2007\|url= \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	\| honorific_prefix = [[General (India)\|General]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[General (India)\|General]]
	\| name = Deepak Kapoor		\| name = Deepak Kapoor
	\| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]]
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	\| office = 22nd [[Chief of Army Staff (India)]]		\| office = 22nd [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Chief of the Army Staff]]
	\| term_start = 1 October 2007		\| term_start = 1 October 2007
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	\| serviceyears = 11 June 1967 – 31 March 2010		\| serviceyears = 11 June 1967 – 31 March 2010
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	[[General (India)\|General]] '''Deepak Kapoor''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] (b. 1948) served as the 22nd<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=31552\|title=Press Information Bureau}}</ref> [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army\|Chief of Army Staff]] of the [[Indian Army]], appointed on 30 September 2007 and Chairman, Chiefs of ~~Staffs~~ Committee appointed on 31 August 2009.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=52258\|title=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>		[[General (India)\|General]] '''Deepak Kapoor''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] (b. 1948) served as the 22nd<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=31552\|title=Press Information Bureau}}</ref> [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army\|Chief of the Army Staff]] of the [[Indian Army]], appointed on 30 September 2007 and [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] appointed on 31 August 2009.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=52258\|title=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>


	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Kapoor was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] on 11 June 1967. He is an alumnus of [[Sainik School, Kunjpura]],<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200807251021.htm Gen Kapoor, Hooda come together at their alma mater] [[The Hindu]], 25 July 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=35950 Public Information Bureau release on Kunjpara Sainik School]</ref> [[National Defence Academy (India)\|		Kapoor was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] on 11 June 1967. He is an alumnus of [[Sainik School, Kunjpura]];<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200807251021.htm Gen Kapoor, Hooda come together at their alma mater] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104093640/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200807251021.htm \|date=4 November 2012 }} [[The Hindu]], 25 July 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=35950 Public Information Bureau release on Kunjpara Sainik School]</ref> [[National Defence Academy (India)\|
	National Defence Academy]] Khadakwasla (30th Course) and [[Indian Military Academy]], Dehradun. His career in the Indian Army spans four decades, during which he has held varied command and as well as staff appointments. A veteran of the [[1971 Indo-Pak War]] in the eastern theatre (Bangladesh), he is an alumnus of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in Wellington and has completed the Higher Command Course at [[Army War College, Mhow]] and the National Defence College course at the [[National Defence College, India\|National Defence College]] in New Delhi. He served as the Chief Operations Officer for UNOSOM II ([[United Nations Operation in Somalia II]]) during 1994-95 and was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] in January 1996.		National Defence Academy]] Khadakwasla (30th Course) and [[Indian Military Academy]], Dehradun. His career in the Indian Army spans four decades, during which he has held varied command and as well as staff appointments. A veteran of the [[1971 Indo-Pak War]] in the eastern theatre (Bangladesh), he is an alumnus of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in Wellington and has completed the Higher Command Course at [[Army War College, Mhow]] and the National Defence College course at the [[National Defence College, India\|National Defence College]] in New Delhi. He served as the Chief Operations Officer for UNOSOM II ([[United Nations Operation in Somalia II]]) during 1994-95 and was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] in January 1996.

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| name = Deepak Kapoor
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| office = 22nd [[Chief of Army Staff (India)]]
| term_start = 1 October 2007
| term_end = 31 March 2010
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| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] [[United Nations Operation in Somalia II]]
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[[General (India)|General]] '''Deepak Kapoor''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] (b. 1948) served as the 22nd<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=31552|title=Press Information Bureau}}</ref> [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army|Chief of Army Staff]] of the [[Indian Army]], appointed on 30 September 2007 and Chairman, Chiefs of Staffs Committee appointed on 31 August 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=52258|title=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>

==Biography==
Kapoor was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] on 11 June 1967. He is an alumnus of [[Sainik School, Kunjpura]],<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200807251021.htm Gen Kapoor, Hooda come together at their alma mater] [[The Hindu]], 25 July 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=35950 Public Information Bureau release on Kunjpara Sainik School]</ref> [[National Defence Academy (India)|
National Defence Academy]] Khadakwasla (30th Course) and [[Indian Military Academy]], Dehradun. His career in the Indian Army spans four decades, during which he has held varied command and as well as staff appointments. A veteran of the [[1971 Indo-Pak War]] in the eastern theatre (Bangladesh), he is an alumnus of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in Wellington and has completed the Higher Command Course at [[Army War College, Mhow]] and the National Defence College course at the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] in New Delhi. He served as the Chief Operations Officer for UNOSOM II ([[United Nations Operation in Somalia II]]) during 1994-95 and was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] in January 1996.

Kapoor commanded the 161 Infantry Brigade in Uri, [[Kashmir|Jammu & Kashmir]] which was actively involved in operations along the [[Line of Control]]. For his performance he was awarded the [[Sena Medal]] in January 1998. He commanded the 22nd Mountain Division as part of a Strike Corps during [[Operation Parakram]] in 2001-02. He was thereafter deeply involved in counter insurgency operations combating the insurgency in [[Assam]], as Chief of Staff of 4 Corps in [[Tezpur]]. On promotion to [[Lieutenant General]], he commanded 33 Corps at [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]]. For his service as a Corps Commander, he was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in January 2006. On elevation to the appointment of Army Commander, he commanded the [[Army Training Command]] (ARTRAC) in Shimla. Thereafter he moved to spearhead the [[Northern Command (India)]], the largest operational command in the Indian Army, deployed over varied terrain and was once again actively involved in COIN operations. For his performance, he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] in January 2007.

Kapoor was appointed as the Honorary Aide-De-Camp to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the President of India. He was also the senior Colonel Commandant of the [[Regiment of Artillery]]. Kapoor was Vice-Chief of the Army before taking over as the Chief of Army Staff.

==Personal life==
Kapoor holds Master's Degrees in Political Science, Military Science and Business Administration, the latter which he completed at the [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] in [[New Delhi]]. He also holds a diploma in Business Management. He is married to Kirti Kapoor and they have two children - a daughter and a son, both of whom are married.

==Major Decorations and Badges==
*[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
*[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
*[[Sena Medal]]
*[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]

==Awards==
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sena Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Poorvi Star Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[File:UNOSOM Medal bar.gif|100px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Sena Medal]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Poorvi Star]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sangram Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|25th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[UNOSOM II]]
|}

==Dates of rank==
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! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
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|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 11 June 1967<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=282 |date=6 April 1968 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 11 June 1969<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=960 |date=20 September 1969 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 11 June 1973<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1370 |date=8 December 1973 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 11 June 1980<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1382 |date=6 December 1980 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1987
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 November 1991<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1564 |date=5 September 1992 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 18 January 1996<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1961 |date=27 December 1997 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 3 June 2001<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=632 |date=10 May 2003 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 29 June 2004 (seniority from 1 March)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=607 |date=29 April 2006 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[General (India)|General]] (COAS) || Indian Army || 1 October 2007<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1868 |date=1 December 2007 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

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| after =[[Pradeep Vasant Naik]]
}}
|-
{{succession box
| before = [[Joginder Jaswant Singh]]
|title = [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army|Chief of Army Staff]]
| years = 2007 – 2010
| after = [[V K Singh]]}}
{{succession box
| before = Hari Prasad
|title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]
| years = 2005 – 2006
| after = [[H. S. Panag]]
}}
{{s-end}}
{{Chief of the Army Staff India}}

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