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[[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] '''Deependra Singh Hooda''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] [[Medal bar|& Bar]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] (born 12 November 1956) is the former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian army's [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DS Hooda interview: 'The image of youth tied to jeep doesn’t define the Army’s approach to Kashmir'|url=https://scroll.in/article/835174/ds-hooda-interview-the-image-of-youth-tied-to-jeep-doesnt-define-the-armys-approach-to-kashmir|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421221239/https://scroll.in/article/835174/ds-hooda-interview-the-image-of-youth-tied-to-jeep-doesnt-define-the-armys-approach-to-kashmir|archive-date=21 April 2022}}</ref> The General Officer was the Northern Army Commander during the [[2016 Indian Line of Control strike|'surgical strike']] in September 2016. He is most prominently known for his views on Kashmir with a strong emphasis on human rights. With a career spanning forty years, he has served on both the Northern and Eastern borders of India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peace along the border is not a one-way process, says Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/peace-along-the-border-is-not-a-one-way-process-says-lt-gen-ds-hooda/article18468112.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518183420/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/peace-along-the-border-is-not-a-one-way-process-says-lt-gen-ds-hooda/article18468112.ece|archive-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>

He did his schooling from [[St. Columba's School, Delhi]]. He is an alumnus of [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy, Pune]]. He was commissioned into the Indian Army on 15 December 1976. He spent time in his early career in the 4th Battalion of the 4th [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]], which he later commanded.<ref name="Lieutenant General D.S. Hooda Profile">{{cite web|title=Lieutenant General D.S. Hooda Profile|url=http://www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com/profile/lt-general-d-s-hooda/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728124408/http://www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com/profile/lt-general-d-s-hooda/|archive-date=28 July 2022}}</ref>

His career spanned over four decades. He was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|Ati Vishist Seva Medal]] and the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] (Bar). He has been an instructor at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow and Col GS of a Strike Corps. He has also had tenures in the Military Operations Directorate and the Quarter Master General's Branch at the Army Headquarters.<ref name="Lieutenant General D.S. Hooda Profile" /> He has also served on the [[United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea]]<ref>{{cite web|title=J&K: Lt Gen D S Hooda took over as new GOC of 16 corps|url=http://post.jagran.com/jk-lt-gen-d-s-hooda-took-over-as-new-goc-of-16-corps-1349352089|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903164420/http://post.jagran.com/jk-lt-gen-d-s-hooda-took-over-as-new-goc-of-16-corps-1349352089|archive-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> for which he was awarded the UNMEE Medal.

He retired on 30 November 2016 after nearly 40 years of service in the Indian Army.<ref>{{cite web|title=INFORMATION NOTE (11.09.2016)|url=http://document.ccis.nic.in/writereaddata/CircularPortal/D2/D02eod/12-80-2016.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903163605/http://document.ccis.nic.in/writereaddata/CircularPortal/D2/D02eod/12-80-2016.pdf|archive-date=3 September 2022}}</ref>

He is married to Rashmi Hooda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/northern-command-chief-visits-chinar-corps/325528.html|title=Northern Command Chief Visits Chinar Corps|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903164609/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/northern-command-chief-visits-chinar-corps/325528.html|archive-date=3 September 2022}}</ref>