Who is first sikh cheif of army in india?

Answer 1

General Joginder Jaswant Singh today etched his name in history by becoming the first Sikh Army officer to don the mantle of the Chief of Army Staff.
Tuesday, February 1, 2005,


Lt-Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh, - chief of Army staff . He belongs to the Maratha Light Infantry.

The Lt-Gen will be the first Sikh to lead the 1.13 million-strong Indian Army.

The officer is the 11th Western Command head to take over as army chief — Singh assumed charge at the Western Command on February 1 this year.

The lieutenant general was commissioned into the 9 Maratha Light Infantry in August 1964.

He will be the 22nd chief since Independence. There are no surprises in the government’s announcement as he is the senior-most officer.

An alumni of the National Defence Staff College, Wellington, Gen Singh has held prestigious positions, including General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Training Command and Additional Director General of Military Operations.

As ADGMO, Gen Singh became army's public face during the 1999 Kargil conflict.

Singh has seen a variety of first-hand combat during his 12 years in the field. He has been decorated with the AVSM and VSM while commanding troops and during his stint at the military operations directorate. He served as additional director-general and became the army’s public face during the Kargil conflict.

Singh was awarded the Param Vishisht Sewa Medal — India’s highest peacetime military award — on Republic Day this year

Answer 2

Gen J J Singh is the first Indian army chief who is a sikh..The defence minister is not considered the chief of the Indian army.The president is the supreme commander of all the three services that is the army airforce and navy.

Answer 3

Gen JJ Singh is the first sikh army cheif.

Answer 4

India's first, Defence Minister Balvant Sigh or Baldev Singh.

He would be also chief of the army

Answer 5

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Army-Chiefs/index.html