# Manjinder Singh (general)

Lieutenant general Manjinder Singh, AVSM, YSM, VSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command. He previously held the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command. He earlier served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Perspective Planning & Financial Development) at HQ IDS, prior to this he was General Officer Commanding XVI Corps. He also served as Chief of Staff of the Western Command. The general officer is also the COLONEL of the MADRAS REGIMENT since 01 Jan 2021.

## Early life and education

The general officer is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kapurthala. He then attended the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He obtained other military courses from various institutions such as Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command Course and National Defence College of Thailand.

## Military career

He was commissioned into 19th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on 20 December 1986 from the Indian Military Academy. In his distinguished and illustrious military career spanning over 30 years, he has the distinction of tenanting important and challenging command and staff appointments in Jammu & Kashmir and on the Western Front. He commanded his battalion in an intense counter-insurgency environment in Jammu and Kashmir, and tenanted varied staff appointments in Corps and Commands along the Western Front. He was also appointed as a commanding officer for Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, infantry brigade at the Line of Control (LOC) and an Infantry Division as part of Strike Corps. and a Corps deployed along Line of Control in Counter Insurgency Operations in J&K. The General Officer has tenanted varied staff appointments in Corps and Commands along the Western Front and in the Counter Insurgency Operations environment. The general Officer has also been as an instructor at the Indian Military Academy and Commandant Indian Military Training Team Bhutan. He has also served as the MGGS (Ops) at Headquarters of the Western Command
After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Western Command. On 29 October 2021, he took over as the General Officer Commanding of White Knight Corps (XVI) from Lieutenant General M.V. Suchindra Kumar. On 1 December 2023, he took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command succeeding Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal who superannuated on 30 November 2023.
He assumed the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command on 1 July 2024 succeeding Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth who moved to Southern Command as Army Commander.

## Awards and decorations

On Republic Day 2024, the general officer was awarded with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, in 2015 he was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019.
| Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Yudh Seva Medal | Yudh Seva Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Samanya Seva Medal | Special Service Medal | Operation Vijay Medal | Operation Parakram Medal |
| Sainya Seva Medal | High Altitude Medal | Videsh Seva Medal | 75th Independence Anniversary Medal |
| 50th Independence Anniversary Medal | 30 Years Long Service Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal |

## Dates of rank

| Rank | Component | Date of rank |
| Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 20 December 1986 |
| Lieutenant | Indian Army | 20 December 1988 |
| Captain | Indian Army | 20 December 1991 |
| Major | Indian Army | 20 December 1997 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004 |
| Colonel | Indian Army | 1 May 2007 |
| Brigadier | Indian Army | 24 May 2013 (acting) 9 September 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 24 June 2011) |
| Major General | Indian Army | 1 December 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017) |
| Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 2021 |