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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]]
| image        = File:General Deepak Kapoor.jpg
| image        = File:General Deepak Kapoor.jpg
| image_size    = 200px
| image_size    = 200px
| 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
| term_end = 31 March 2010
| term_end = 31 March 2010
| president = [[Pratibha Patil]]
| primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor = [[J.J. Singh]]
| successor = [[V.K. Singh]]
| birth_date    = 1948
| birth_date    = 1948
| death_date    =  
| death_date    =  
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| branch        = {{army|India}}
| branch        = {{army|India}}
| serviceyears  = 11 June 1967 – 31 March 2010
| serviceyears  = 11 June 1967 – 31 March 2010
| servicenumber = IC-17622<ref name="commission"/>
| rank          = [[File:General of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[General (India)|General]]
| rank          = [[File:General of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[General (India)|General]]
| commands      = [[File:IA_Northern_Command.jpg|20px]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Army]]<br/> [[File:IA_Training_Command.jpg|20px]] [[Army Training Command|ARTRAC]]<br/>[[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]]<br/>22 Mountain Division<br/>161 Infantry Brigade<br/>Independent Artillery Brigade, 2 Corps<br/>74 Medium Regiment
| commands      = [[File:IA_Northern_Command.jpg|20px]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Army]]<br/> [[File:IA_Training_Command.jpg|20px]] [[Army Training Command|ARTRAC]]<br/>[[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]]<br/>22 Mountain Division<br/>161 Infantry Brigade<br/>Independent Artillery Brigade, 2 Corps<br/>74 Medium Regiment
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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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|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: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|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1968/O-1536-1968-0014-68850.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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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>   
|-
|-
|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>  
|-
|-
|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
|-
|-
|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>
|-
|-
|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: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|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>  
|-
|-
|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: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|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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Latest revision as of 16:14, 23 December 2022

General
Deepak Kapoor
PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC
22nd Chief of the Army Staff
In office
1 October 2007 – 31 March 2010
PresidentPratibha Patil
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byJ.J. Singh
Succeeded byV.K. Singh
Personal details
Born1948
AwardsError creating thumbnail: File missing Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sena Medal
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service11 June 1967 – 31 March 2010
Rank General
CommandsError creating thumbnail: File missing Northern Army
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ARTRAC
XXXIII Corps
22 Mountain Division
161 Infantry Brigade
Independent Artillery Brigade, 2 Corps
74 Medium Regiment
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
United Nations Operation in Somalia II

General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC (b. 1948) served as the 22nd[1] 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.[2]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Kapoor was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery on 11 June 1967. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kunjpura;[3][4] 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 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, 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Awards[edit | edit source]

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Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Poorvi Star Special Service Medal Sangram Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 25th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UNOSOM II

Dates of rank[edit | edit source]

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 11 June 1967[5]
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Captain Indian Army 11 June 1973[7]
Major Indian Army 11 June 1980[8]
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 1987
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colonel Indian Army 1 November 1991[9]
Brigadier Indian Army 18 January 1996[10]
Major General Indian Army 3 June 2001[11]
Lieutenant-General Indian Army 29 June 2004 (seniority from 1 March)[12]
General
(COAS)		 Indian Army 1 October 2007[13]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Press Information Bureau".
  2. ↑ "Press Information Bureau".
  3. ↑ Gen Kapoor, Hooda come together at their alma mater Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu, 25 July 2008.
  4. ↑ Public Information Bureau release on Kunjpara Sainik School
  5. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 April 1968. p. 282.
  6. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 20 September 1969. p. 960.
  7. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 December 1973. p. 1370.
  8. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 6 December 1980. p. 1382.
  9. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 5 September 1992. p. 1564.
  10. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 27 December 1997. p. 1961.
  11. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 10 May 2003. p. 632.
  12. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 29 April 2006. p. 607.
  13. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 1 December 2007. p. 1868.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sureesh Mehta 		Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
2009 - 2010 		Succeeded by
Pradeep Vasant Naik
Preceded by
Joginder Jaswant Singh 		Chief of Army Staff
2007 – 2010 		Succeeded by
V K Singh
Preceded by
Hari Prasad 		General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
2005 – 2006 		Succeeded by
H. S. Panag

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