Gurmit Singh (general)
Gurmit Singh | |
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8th Governor of Uttarakhand | |
Assumed office 15 September 2021 | |
Chief Minister | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
Preceded by | Baby Rani Maurya |
Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Training) | |
In office October 2014 – January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jai Prakash Nehra (PVSM, AVSM**) |
Succeeded by | Jagbir Singh Cheema (PVSM, AVSM, VSM) |
Personal details | |
Born | Amritsar, Punjab, India | 1 February 1956
Political party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
Residence | Raj Bhavan, Dehradun |
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
Website | governoruk |
Military service | |
Allegiance | India |
Branch/service | Indian Army |
Years of service | –2016 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | XV Corps Deputy Chief of Army Staff (IS&T) |
Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (born 1 February 1956) was a Deputy Chief Staff of the Indian Army from 2014 to 2016. Currently, he is the 8thGovernor of Uttarakhand since 2021.Singh retired on 31 January 2016 after nearly four decades in the army, where he was deputy chief of Army Staff, and adjutant general and corps commander of strategic XV Corps that overlooks the Line of Control in Kashmir. He has also worked in border issues and counter-terrorism.
Life and career
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Personal life and education
Singh was born on 1 February 1956 in Jalal Usman, Amritsar, Punjab. His father served in the Indian Army and his elder brother served in Indian Air Force.
He graduated from the Defence Services Staff Course and National Defence College, has two M.Phil degrees from Chennai and Indore universities, and was a research fellow for two years on the India-China Boundary issue at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University during his study leave from the Indian Army.
Military career
After being an Infantry Company Commander, and Brigade Commander become Brigadier General of Army Staff, he became a Major General, Additional Director General of Military Operations and Deputy Chief of Army Staff. During his stint in the Army, he was a part of numerous expert groups, joint working groups, annual dialogues and China study group meetings for over a decade. He also served in Banbasa, Uttarakhand, while in the army.
Honours
Singh received four Presidential Awards and two commendations by the Chief of Army Staff while in the Army. He has also received the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.
Param Vishisht Seva Medal | |||||
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal |
- Living people
- Governors of Uttarakhand
- People from Bihar
- Indian Sikhs
- Military personnel from Punjab, India
- Indian Army officers
- Indian generals
- Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal
- Recipients of the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
- Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
- Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal
- 1956 births
- Defence Services Staff College alumni
- Indian military personnel stubs