Ajai Kumar Singh | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 15 December 1984– |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-42336F[1] |
| Commands held |  Southern ArmyXXXIII Corps |
| Awards |  Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Sena Medal 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 | edit source]
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 | edit source]
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 | edit source]
| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 15 December 1984[1] |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 15 December 1986[4] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 15 December 1989[5] |
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Major | Indian Army | 15 December 1995[6] |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[7] |
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Colonel | Indian Army | 1 April 2006[8] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 13 June 2011 (acting) 14 November 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 3 April 2010)[9] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 17 March 2017 (seniority from 1 February 2015)[10] |
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Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 28 January 2020[11] |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 17 December 1988. p. 1854.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 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.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 10 June 1989. p. 802.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 19 January 1991. p. 144.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 13 April 1996. p. 555.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1901.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 February 2009. p. 259.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 438.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 April 2022. p. 755.
- ↑ "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 |