I S Ghuman | |
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Years of service | June 1981 – 31 March 2021 |
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Service number | IC-39607H |
Unit | Brigade of the Guards |
Commands held | Central Command Deputy Chief of Army Staff(IS&T) XXI Corps |
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Lieutenant General Iqroop Singh Ghuman, PVSM, AVSM, ADC is a commissioned officer of the Indian Army. He was the General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command of the Indian Army. He took office on 2 October when Lt Gen Abhay Krishna retired.[1][2]
Ghuman is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended the Junior and Senior Command Course at Army War College, Mhow; Defence Service Staff College course at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; and National Defence Course Course at National Defence College, Delhi.[3][4]
Ghuman was commissioned into Brigade of the Guards in June 1981. He has held various important Command, Staff and Instructor appointments during his career. He has commanded an anti-tank guided missile battalion during Operation Parakram, an infantry brigade and an Infantry Division. He has held various other appointments including an instructor at Army Infantry School, Mhow; Director Perspective Planning in Army Headquarters, Colonel General Staff of Army Training Command; Brigade Major of a mountain brigade; Brigadier General Staff of a Corps in Western India; Major General Operational Logistics at HQ Eastern Command and Chief of Staff of Western Command. He has also served as an observer in the United Nations Mission in Angola.[3][4][5][6] In July 2019, he was appointed to succeed Abhay Krishna as GOC-in-C, Central Command, effective 1 October.[7]
Ghuman served as Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems & Training) assuming office in 2018.[8]
Prior to Deputy Chief of Army Staff, he was the Commander, XXI Corps of the Indian Army and assumed office, 1 July 2017 onwards. He assumed the post from Lt General Cherish Mathson.[3][9][10]
During his career, he has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017 for his service as Chief of Staff of Western Command.[3][4][11] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2019.[12]
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Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 13 June 1981[13] |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 13 June 1983[14] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 13 June 1986[15] |
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Major | Indian Army | 13 June 1992[16] |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[17] |
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Colonel | Indian Army | 1 October 2005[18] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 21 March 2009 (seniority from 13 June 2008)[19] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 1 March 2014 (seniority from 10 October 2011)[20] |
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Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 1 August 2016[21] |