Ajai Kumar Singh

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Lieutenant General

Ajai Kumar Singh

AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM
Lt Gen Ajai Kumar Singh.png
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service15 December 1984–
RankLieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service numberIC-42336F[1]
Commands heldIA Southern Command.svg Southern Army
XXXIII Corps
AwardsAti Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Yudh Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal

Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM is the General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Southern Command of the Indian Army. He assumed the post from Lieutenant-General Jai Singh Nain.

Career[edit]

A graduate of St Gabriel’s Academy, Roorkee and the National Defence Academy, Singh was commissioned into the 7th battalion of the 11th Gorkha Rifles on 15 December 1984.[2][3] He is also a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence College.[2]

Singh commanded 1/11 Gorkha Rifles as part of a Strike Corps, and subsequently on the Line of Control.[3] He later commanded a brigade in Rann Sector, a Counter Insurgency Force in J&K and XXXIII Corps in the Eastern Sector.[2] He has been an Instructor at Commando School, Belgaum and has held a post in the Military Wing at the Indian Embassy, Nepal. He has also served as Director, Military Operations Branch, Deputy Director General, Discipline & Vigilance, Additional Director General of Military Operations and Director General of Operations & Logistics branch at the IHQ of MoD (Army).[2]

Personal life[edit]

An avid mountaineer, Singh has climbed Mount Rathong (22,005 feet). He is also a keen cyclist and yoga enthusiast.[3]

Dates of rank[edit]

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 15 December 1984[1]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 15 December 1986[4]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 15 December 1989[5]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 15 December 1995[6]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[7]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 1 April 2006[8]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 13 June 2011 (acting)
14 November 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 3 April 2010)[9]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 17 March 2017 (seniority from 1 February 2015)[10]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 28 January 2020[11]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 17 December 1988. p. 1854.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Lt Gen Ajai K. Singh assumes charge of Southern Command". The New Indian Express. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Lt General Ajai Kumar Singh takes charge of Army Southern Command in Pune". The Indian Express. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 10 June 1989. p. 802.
  5. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 19 January 1991. p. 144.
  6. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 13 April 1996. p. 555.
  7. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1901.
  8. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 February 2009. p. 259.
  9. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 438.
  10. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 April 2022. p. 755.
  11. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 24 October 2020. p. 1670.
Military offices
Preceded by
Jai Singh Nain 		General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command
1 November 2022 - 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Nav Kumar Khanduri 		General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps
14 September 2020 - 21 October 2021 		Succeeded by
Tarun Kumar Aich
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