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Ved Prakash Malik
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| 39th Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 1 January 1999 - 30 September 2000 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Satish Sareen |
| Succeeded by | Sushil Kumar |
| 18th Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 October 1997 - 30 September 2000 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan |
| Prime Minister | Inder Kumar Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Shankar Roy Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Sundararajan Padmanabhan |
| 21st Vice Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office 1 August 1996 - 30 September 1997 | |
| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma K. R. Narayanan |
| Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Preceded by | M.L. Dar |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar |
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| Born | (1939-11-01) 1 November 1939 (age 84) Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier Province, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Spouse | Dr. Ranjana Malik |
| Children | Namita, Maj Gen Sachin Malik |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | June 1959– September 2000 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit |  3Sikh Light Infantry |
| Commands |  Southern Army 8th Mountain (Infantry) Division10Sikh Light Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Kargil War Operation Cactus |
| Award(s) |
 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |
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General Ved Prakash Malik PVSM, AVSM (born 1 November 1939) served as the 18th 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]
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 7 June 1959[3] |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 7 June 1961[4] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 7 June 1965[5] |
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Major | Indian Army | 7 June 1972[6] |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 10 March 1978[7] |
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Colonel | Indian Army | 8 February 1985[8] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 2 April 1986[9] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 25 September 1990[10] |
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Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 26 January 1993[11] |
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General (COAS) |
Indian Army | 1 October 1997[12] |
Currently, he is a member of the Board of AdvisorsofIndia's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).[13]
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee 1 January 1999-30 September 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Chief of Army Staff 1997–2000 |
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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command 1995–1996 |
Succeeded by H M Khanna |
| Preceded by B S Nalwa |
Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College 1994–1995 |
Succeeded by Baldev Singh |
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| Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army (1947–1948) |
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| Chief of the Army Staff (1955–present) |
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