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	\| nickname = Billy		\| nickname = Billy
	\| allegiance = [[British Indian Empire]]<br/>{{flag\|India}}		\| allegiance = [[British Indian Empire]]<br />{{flag\|India}}
	\| branch = [[British Indian Army]]<br/>{{army\|India}}		\| branch = [[British Indian Army]]<br />{{army\|India}}
	\| serviceyears = 1955-1993		\| serviceyears = 1955-1993
	\| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg\|20px]] [[Lieutenant General]]		\| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg\|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (India)\|Lieutenant General]]
	\| unit = [[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)\|2/5 Gorkha Rifles]] and 27th Mountain Division		\| unit = [[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)\|2/5 Gorkha Rifles]] and 27th Mountain Division
	\| commands =[[X Corps (India)\|X Corps]] <br/>[[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)\|2/5 Gorkha Rifles]]		\| commands =[[X Corps (India)\|X Corps]] <br />[[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)\|2/5 Gorkha Rifles]]
	\| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]~~<br/>~~		\| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
	\| awards = [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]		\| awards = [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
	\| relations = [[Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria]] (son)		\| relations = [[Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria]] (son)
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	[[Lieutenant General]] '''Faridoon Noshir Billimoria''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]] (1933–2005) was an [[Indian Army]] officer who was the 15th [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Central Command (India)\|Central Command]]. He commanded a battalion in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-24/lucknow/28332096_1_women-officers-officers-training-school-mobc \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701143230/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-24/lucknow/28332096_1_women-officers-officers-training-school-mobc \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-01 \|title=Ft-Lt Raina adjudged best \|date=2004-02-24 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref> He was also the commandant of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in 1986.<ref>http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/DSSC,%20Wellington%20-%20TIMELINE.pdf</ref>		[[Lieutenant general (India)\|Lieutenant General]] '''Faridoon Noshir 'Billy' Billimoria''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]] (1933–2005) was an [[Indian Army]] officer who was the 15th [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Central Command (India)\|Central Command]]. He commanded a battalion in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-24/lucknow/28332096_1_women-officers-officers-training-school-mobc \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701143230/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-24/lucknow/28332096_1_women-officers-officers-training-school-mobc \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-01 \|title=Ft-Lt Raina adjudged best \|date=2004-02-24 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref> He was also the commandant of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/DSSC,%20Wellington%20-%20TIMELINE.pdf \|title=DSSC, Wellington - TIMELINE \|date= \|website=[[Defence Services Staff College]]}}</ref>

	~~Lt Gen~~ Bilimoria~~, popularly known as 'General Billy' also served as~~ [[~~aide-de-camp~~]] to the ~~first~~ [[~~President of~~ India\|~~Indian President~~]], ~~Dr [[Rajendra Prasad]]~~.<ref>{{~~Cite~~ web~~\|last=kanwar\|first=raj~~\|title=Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier\|url=~~https~~://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/~~NewsDetail~~/index/9/7793/Lt-~~Gen~~-FN-~~Bilimoria~~-A-~~Soldiers~~-~~General\|access-date=2020-06-26~~\|website=~~The Citizen\|language=en-US}}</ref> He commanded [[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)\|2/5 Gorkha Rifles]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]~~. ~~Lt Gen Bilimoria, while he was the Central Army Commander, was also sent by the [[Government of India]] to [[Sri Lanka]]~~ in 1990 to review the work of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]] which had been deployed during the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]] under the [[Indo-Sri Lanka Accord]], and it was on his recommendations that the force was recalled in 1990, ending India's military engagement with the LTTE.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2084545.ece\| title=Lieutenant-General Faridoon Bilimoria}}</ref>		==Early life and education==
			Bilimoria attended [[The Doon School]] and then joined the 2nd course of the Joint Services Wing (JSW), a forerunner of the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] (NDA).<ref>Indian Defence Review 1990, pg. 133 "Lieutenant, General Billimoria F.N., G.O.C-in-command....Education:The Doon School"</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier's General \|url=http://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/newsdetail/index/9/7793/lt-gen-fn-bilimoria-a-soldiers-general \|website=thecitizen.in}}</ref>

	~~He attended~~ [[~~The Doon School~~]] ~~and then joined the 2nd course of the Joint Services Wing (JSW), a forerunner of~~ the [[~~National Defence Academy (~~India)\|~~National Defence Academy~~]] ~~(NDA).<ref>Indian Defence Review 1990~~, ~~pg. 133 "Lieutenant, General Billimoria F~~.~~N., G.O.C-in-command....Education:The Doon School"</ref>~~<ref>{{~~cite~~ web \|title=Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier~~'s General~~ \|url=~~http~~://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/~~newsdetail~~/index/9/7793/lt-~~gen~~-fn-~~bilimoria~~-a-~~soldiers~~-~~general~~ \|website=~~thecitizen.in~~}}</ref>		==Career==
			Bilimoria served as [[aide-de-camp]] to the first [[President of India\|Indian President]], Dr [[Rajendra Prasad]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=kanwar\|first=raj\|title=Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier\|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/7793/Lt-Gen-FN-Bilimoria-A-Soldiers-General\|access-date=2020-06-26\|website=The Citizen\|language=en-US}}</ref> He commanded [[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)\|2/5 Gorkha Rifles]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].

	~~The Lt Gen F N Billimoria trophy~~, ~~named after him~~, ~~is awarded~~ to ~~the best officer~~ in the ~~graduating class~~ of ~~Army Medical Corps Centre & School~~ in the ~~Lucknow Cantonment~~.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=http://www.~~bharat-rakshak~~.~~com~~/~~NAVY~~/~~Galleries~~/~~Contemporary~~/~~Women/Women04_001~~.~~jpg.html~~ \|title=~~Indian Navy \| Best Officer [www.bharat-rakshak.com] \|publisher=Bharat-rakshak.com \|date= \|accessdate=2012-03~~-28}}</ref>		Bilimoria, while he was the Central Army Commander, was also sent by the [[Government of India]] to [[Sri Lanka]] in 1990 to review the work of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]] which had been deployed during the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]] under the [[Indo-Sri Lanka Accord]], and it was on his recommendations that the force was recalled in 1990, ending India's military engagement with the LTTE.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2084545.ece\| title=Lieutenant-General Faridoon Bilimoria}}</ref>

	He married his wife Yasmin in January 1960 at [[Secunderabad]]. They have two sons.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=~~kanwar~~\|first=~~raj~~\|title=Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier\|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/7793/Lt-Gen-FN-Bilimoria-A-Soldiers-General\|access-date=2020-06-26\|website=The Citizen\|language=en-US}}</ref>		==Legacy==
			The Lieutenant General F N Billimoria trophy, named after him, is awarded to the best officer in the graduating class of Army Medical Corps Centre & School in the Lucknow Cantonment.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries/Contemporary/Women/Women04_001.jpg.html \|title=Indian Navy \| Best Officer [www.bharat-rakshak.com] \|publisher=Bharat-rakshak.com \|date= \|accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref>

			==Personal life==
			He married his wife Yasmin in January 1960 at [[Secunderabad]]. They have two sons. [[Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria]], the [[British Indian]] entrepreneur who founded [[Cobra Beer]] is his son.
			<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kanwar \|first=Raj \|author-link=Raj Kanwar (journalist) \|title=Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier \|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/7793/Lt-Gen-FN-Bilimoria-A-Soldiers-General \|access-date=2020-06-26 \|website=The Citizen \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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[[Lieutenant General]] '''Faridoon Noshir Billimoria''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]] (1933–2005) was an [[Indian Army]] officer who was the 15th [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Central Command (India)|Central Command]]. He commanded a battalion in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-24/lucknow/28332096_1_women-officers-officers-training-school-mobc |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701143230/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-24/lucknow/28332096_1_women-officers-officers-training-school-mobc |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-01 |title=Ft-Lt Raina adjudged best |date=2004-02-24 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref> He was also the commandant of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in 1986.<ref>http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/DSSC,%20Wellington%20-%20TIMELINE.pdf</ref>

Lt Gen Bilimoria, popularly known as 'General Billy' also served as [[aide-de-camp]] to the first [[President of India|Indian President]], Dr [[Rajendra Prasad]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=kanwar|first=raj|title=Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/7793/Lt-Gen-FN-Bilimoria-A-Soldiers-General|access-date=2020-06-26|website=The Citizen|language=en-US}}</ref> He commanded [[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)|2/5 Gorkha Rifles]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. Lt Gen Bilimoria, while he was the Central Army Commander, was also sent by the [[Government of India]] to [[Sri Lanka]] in 1990 to review the work of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]] which had been deployed during the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]] under the [[Indo-Sri Lanka Accord]], and it was on his recommendations that the force was recalled in 1990, ending India's military engagement with the LTTE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2084545.ece| title=Lieutenant-General Faridoon Bilimoria}}</ref>

He attended [[The Doon School]] and then joined the 2nd course of the Joint Services Wing (JSW), a forerunner of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (NDA).<ref>Indian Defence Review 1990, pg. 133 "Lieutenant, General Billimoria F.N., G.O.C-in-command....Education:The Doon School"</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier's General |url=http://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/newsdetail/index/9/7793/lt-gen-fn-bilimoria-a-soldiers-general |website=thecitizen.in}}</ref>

The Lt Gen F N Billimoria trophy, named after him, is awarded to the best officer in the graduating class of Army Medical Corps Centre & School in the Lucknow Cantonment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries/Contemporary/Women/Women04_001.jpg.html |title=Indian Navy | Best Officer [www.bharat-rakshak.com] |publisher=Bharat-rakshak.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref>

He married his wife Yasmin in January 1960 at [[Secunderabad]]. They have two sons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=kanwar|first=raj|title=Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/7793/Lt-Gen-FN-Bilimoria-A-Soldiers-General|access-date=2020-06-26|website=The Citizen|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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| title = [[Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College]]
| years = 1986 - 1987
| before = Mahipat Sinhji
| after = Gurinder Singh}}
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| title = [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Central Command (India)|Central Command]]
| years = 1989 - 1991
| before = [[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]]
| after = Vijai Singh}}
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