Ved Prakash Malik

General
Ved Prakash Malik
PVSM, AVSM
Born (1939-11-01) 1 November 1939
Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier Province
Allegiance  India
Service/branch  Indian Army
Years of service 1959 - 2000
Rank General
Unit Sikh Light Infantry
Commands held Southern Army
8th Mountain Division
10 Sikh LI
Battles/wars Kargil War
Operation Cactus
Awards

General Ved Prakash Malik PVSM, AVSM (born 1 November 1939) served as the 19th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 30 September 1997 to 30 September 2000.[1] He was the Army Chief during the Kargil War.[2]

Honours and decorations


Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal
Poorvi Star
Special Service Medal
Raksha Medal
Sangram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Service Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal

References

  1. ↑ "Wait and watch then talk with Pak, says Gen Malik". Indian Express. 13 November 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Abidi, S. Sartaj Alam; Sharma, Satinder (2007). Services chiefs of India. Northern Book Centre. pp. 84–85. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
Military offices
Preceded by
Shankar Roychowdhury		 Chief of Army Staff
1997–2000		 Succeeded by
Sundararajan Padmanabhan


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