Next Army Chief: Manoj Mukund Naravane

Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be the next Army Chief and will assume office on 1 January 2020. He will be the 28th Army Chief of India after the 27th Army Chief of India Bipin Rawat .

ABOUT

He was born on 22 April 1960 at Pune in Bombay. He belongs from a Marathi family. His father was also a former officer in the Indian Air Force who retired in the rank of Wing Commander and his mother was an announcer with the All India Radio. He completed his schooling at the Jnana Prabodhini Prashala in Pune. He did his master's from the University Of Madras and M.Phil in Defence and Management Studies from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. Naravane was commissioned into 7th battalion The Sikh Light Infantry in June 1980.Regarded as a strict and cautious officer, the 59-year-old Naravane is said to be a China expert. He has served long years along the China and Pakistan border. At currently he is Vice Chief Of Army Staff.


He has also commanded a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in Jammu and Kashmir and an infantry brigade on the eastern front.

 Dates of rank:
Insignia                                               Rank                      Component                  Date of rank
2nd Lieutenant Indian Army              Second Lieutenant      Indian Army                  7 June 1980
Lieutenant of the Indian Army              Lieutenant                     Indian Army                          7 June 1982
Captain of the Indian Army              Captain                     Indian Army                          7 June 1985
Major of the Indian Army                       Major                             Indian Army                          7 June 1991
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army  Lieutenant-Colonel     Indian Army                          31 December 2002
Colonel of the Indian Army               Colonel                     Indian Army                          1 February 2005
Brigadier of the Indian Army       Brigadier                     Indian Army                          19 July 2010 
Major General of the Indian Army       Major General             Indian Army                           1 January 2013 

Lieutenant-General of the Indian Army Lieutenant-General        Indian Army                   10 November 2015





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