Iqroop Singh Ghuman

Lieutenant General Iqroop Singh Ghuman, PVSM, AVSM, ADC is the current 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]

Lieutenant General I S Ghuman PVSM, AVSM, ADC
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	June 1981 – present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	IC-39607H
Unit	Brigade of the Guards
Commands held	Central Command Deputy Chief of Army Staff(IS&T) XXI Corps
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Honours and decorations

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]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal		Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Special Service Medal	Siachen Glacier Medal	Operation Vijay Medal	Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal	High Altitude Service Medal	Videsh Seva Medal	50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal	20 Years Long Service Medal	9 Years Long Service Medal	MONUA

Dates of rank

Insignia	Rank	Component	Date of rank
	Second Lieutenant	Indian Army	13 June 1981[13]
	Lieutenant	Indian Army	13 June 1983[14]
	Captain	Indian Army	13 June 1986[15]
	Major	Indian Army	13 June 1992[16]
	Lieutenant-Colonel	Indian Army	16 December 2004[17]
	Colonel	Indian Army	1 October 2005[18]
	Brigadier	Indian Army	21 March 2009 (seniority from 13 June 2008)[19]
	Major General	Indian Army	1 March 2014 (seniority from 10 October 2011)[20]
	Lieutenant-General	Indian Army	1 August 2016[21]

References

1. "Lt-General IS Ghuman assumes charge as Commander of Central Command of Indian Army". 2019-10-02.
2. "Lt Gen Ghuman takes over as GOC-in-C of Central Command". 2019-10-02.
3. "Lt General Ghuman takes command of Sudarshan Chakra Corps". thehitavada.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
4. "Lt Gen I S Ghuman is Chief of Staff Western Command". The Indian Express. 2016-08-02. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
5. "Lt Gen Ghuman is Western Command CoS". Archived from the original on 2017-12-07.
6. "14 officers approved for rank of Lt General, 5 from Gorkha Rifles". The Indian Express. 2016-04-22. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
7. Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir. "Naravane appointed as new Vice Chief of Indian Army, four army commanders appointed". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
8. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/249-recruits-of-brigade-of-the-guards-turn-combat-soldiers201811032341340001
9. Pioneer, The. "Southern Command Investiture ceremony conducted". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
10. "63 Army personnel honoured for valour". thehitavada.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
11. "398 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
12. "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in.
13. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 24 July 1982. p. 1091.
14. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 19 November 1983. p. 1671.
15. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 21 March 1987. p. 413.
16. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 12 December 1992. p. 2180.
17. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1891.
18. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 September 2006. p. 1296.
19. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 25 June 2011. p. 1181.
20. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 August 2015. p. 2132.
21. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 April 2017. p. 349.

Military offices
Preceded by Abhay Krishna	General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Central Command 2 October 2019 - Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by	Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Strategy) 2018 - 30 September 2019	Succeeded by
Preceded by Cherish Mathson	General Officer Commanding XXI Corps 1 July 2017 - 2018	Succeeded by Ravendra Pal Singh