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'''[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] Ashwani Kumar''', [[PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]],[[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] (born 17 Oct 1959)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiastrategic.in/2017/07/15/lt-gen-ashwani-kumar-is-the-new-adjutant-general/ | title=Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar is the new Adjutant General}}</ref> was a [[Three-star rank|three star general]] and retired after 39 years of vast and exceptional experience in the field of Management, Operational , Administrative, Logistics and Human Resources. On 07 July 2017 , he was appointed as the Adjutant General of Indian Army. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/lt-general-ashwani-kumar-assumes-charge-as-adjutant-general/india/news/923811.html|title=Lt General Ashwani Kumar assumes charge as Adjutant General|date=2017-07-08}}</ref>
[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Ashwani Kumar''', [[PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] (born 17 Oct 1959)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiastrategic.in/2017/07/15/lt-gen-ashwani-kumar-is-the-new-adjutant-general/ | title=Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar is the new Adjutant General}}</ref> is a former [[general officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He retired after 39 years of service and last served as the [[Adjutant-General (India)|Adjutant General]].<ref name="uniindia.com 923811">{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/lt-general-ashwani-kumar-assumes-charge-as-adjutant-general/india/news/923811.html|title=Lt General Ashwani Kumar assumes charge as Adjutant General|date=2017-07-08}}</ref>



==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==


Lieutenant General Ashwani Kumar was born in [[New Delhi]], He is also a graduate of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] and the Higher Command Course at the [[Army War College Mhow]] at [[Indore]], [[Indian]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/lt-general-ashwani-kumar-assumes-charge-as-adjutant-general/india/news/923811.html|title=Lt General Ashwani Kumar assumes charge as Adjutant General|date=2017-07-08}}</ref>
Kumar was born in [[Allahabad]]. He did his schooling and graduation from [[Dehradun]]. He is a graduate of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] and has attended the Higher Command Course at the [[Army War College, Mhow]] at [[Indore]], India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/lt-general-ashwani-kumar-assumes-charge-as-adjutant-general/india/news/923811.html|title=Lt General Ashwani Kumar assumes charge as Adjutant General|date=2017-07-08}}</ref> He is also a graduate from prestigious National Defence College and has completed his [[Ph.D]] in Spirituality Management in Armed Forces. He has successfully completed Independent Directors Course from [[Management Development Institute|MDI]] [[Gurgaon]], India. He also attended an Air Defence Missile Course in erstwhile USSR.


==Military career==
==Military career==


Lieutenant General Ashwani Kumar is an alumnus of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and was commissioned into the Air Defence Artillery in June 1980. He later commanded a Light Air Defence Regiment, which was actively involved in Operation Parakram. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/lt-general-ashwani-kumar-assumes-charge-as-adjutant-general/india/news/923811.html|title=Lt General Ashwani Kumar assumes charge as Adjutant General|date=2017-07-08}}</ref>
Kumar is an alumnus of the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]] and was commissioned into the Air Defence Artillery in June 1980. He later commanded a Light Air Defence Regiment, which was actively involved in Operation Parakram. He has the distinction of commanding an infantry Brigade in Western theatre and was the Deputy General Officer Commanding of an active infantry division deployed on Line of Control in Northern Command. He commanded a division and a Corps on the Western front prior to assuming the appointment of Adjutant General in July 2017.<ref>http://www.uniindia.com/lt-general-ashwani-kumar-assumes-charge-as-adjutant-general/india/news/923811.html website=http://www.uniindia.com/ publisher=United News of India accessdate=22 July 2020</ref> Notably, he is the first Army Air Defence Officer to have commanded a Corps and to have become a PSO at Army Headquarters. The officer has successfully tenanted various prestigious staff appointments including Brigade Major of Mountain Brigade in intense insurgency area, MGGS at a Command HQ, ADG DV at AHQ and DG DC & W at AHQ. He has done instructional appointments at [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]]. School of Arty, [[Deolali]] and Defence Service Staff College, [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]]. He was also posted as Military Observer in UNO MIL [[Liberia]]. For his distinguished services, he has been awarded [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] in 2015, [[AVSM]] in 2017 and [[PVSM]] in 2019 and was appointed as Honorary ADC to the President on 1 January 2018.
He has much experience in high-altitude warfare and spent ten years conducting [[Counter-insurgency]] operations.
He commanded a [[Company (military unit)|company]] in [[ Jammu and Kashmir|Uri]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] as a [[Major]].
As a [[Colonel]], he commanded his battalion. He also held various command and staff assignments.

During his career span of 39 years, he has been awarded for distinguished service with the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], , [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]



==Honours and decorations==
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|align="center" |[[File:2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 16 December 1978<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=212 |date=21 February 1981 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0959-1981-0008-42603.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 07 Jun 1980<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=212 |date=21 February 1981 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0959-1981-0008-42603.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 16 December 1980<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=995 |date=1 August 1981 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0961-1981-0031-42646.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 107 Jun 1982<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=995 |date=1 August 1981 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0961-1981-0031-42646.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 31 July 1984<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=375 |date=23 March 1985 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0012-34591.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 01 Sep 1983<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=375 |date=23 March 1985 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0012-34591.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 16 December 1989<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1746 |date=3 November 1990 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1990/O-2466-1990-0044-112602.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major (rank)|Major]] || Indian Army || 07 Jun 1991<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1746 |date=3 November 1990 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1990/O-2466-1990-0044-112602.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 June 1998<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=811 |date=18 May 2002 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2002/O-2520-2002-0020-114254.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 05 Mar 1998<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=811 |date=18 May 2002 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2002/O-2520-2002-0020-114254.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 August 2003<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=974 |date=25 June 2005 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_26_2011_116.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 03 Oct 2000<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=974 |date=25 June 2005 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_26_2011_116.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 1 October 2007 (seniority from 17 May 2007)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=254 |date=21 February 2009 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_8_2010_009.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 23 May 2008<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=254 |date=21 February 2009 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_8_2010_009.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 20 October 2011 (substantive, seniority from 11 May 2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=95 |date=19 January 2013 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2013/W_3_2013_205.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || Indian Army || 27 Dec 2012<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=95 |date=19 January 2013 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2013/W_3_2013_205.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 1 June 2014 (substantive)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=2366 |date=20 December 2014 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/162120.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] || Indian Army || 10 Nov 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=2366 |date=20 December 2014 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/162120.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 03:25, 19 May 2024

Lieutenant General
Ashwani Kumar
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
Adjuntant General from 2018 to 2019
In office
27 September 2018 – 31 December 2019
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byArvind Dutta
Personal details
Born (1959-10-17) 17 October 1959 (age 65)
New Delhi
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service39 Years
Rank Lieutenant-General
Awards

Lieutenant General Ashwani Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (born 17 Oct 1959)[1] is a former general officer in the Indian Army. He retired after 39 years of service and last served as the Adjutant General.[2]

Early life and education

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Kumar was born in Allahabad. He did his schooling and graduation from Dehradun. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington and has attended the Higher Command Course at the Army War College, Mhow at Indore, India.[3] He is also a graduate from prestigious National Defence College and has completed his Ph.D in Spirituality Management in Armed Forces. He has successfully completed Independent Directors Course from MDI Gurgaon, India. He also attended an Air Defence Missile Course in erstwhile USSR.

Military career

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Kumar is an alumnus of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and was commissioned into the Air Defence Artillery in June 1980. He later commanded a Light Air Defence Regiment, which was actively involved in Operation Parakram. He has the distinction of commanding an infantry Brigade in Western theatre and was the Deputy General Officer Commanding of an active infantry division deployed on Line of Control in Northern Command. He commanded a division and a Corps on the Western front prior to assuming the appointment of Adjutant General in July 2017.[4] Notably, he is the first Army Air Defence Officer to have commanded a Corps and to have become a PSO at Army Headquarters. The officer has successfully tenanted various prestigious staff appointments including Brigade Major of Mountain Brigade in intense insurgency area, MGGS at a Command HQ, ADG DV at AHQ and DG DC & W at AHQ. He has done instructional appointments at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. School of Arty, Deolali and Defence Service Staff College, Wellington. He was also posted as Military Observer in UNO MIL Liberia. For his distinguished services, he has been awarded VSM in 2015, AVSM in 2017 and PVSM in 2019 and was appointed as Honorary ADC to the President on 1 January 2018.

Honours and decorations

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Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal MONUSCO

Dates of rank

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Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 07 Jun 1980[5]
Lieutenant Indian Army 107 Jun 1982[6]
Captain Indian Army 01 Sep 1983[7]
Major Indian Army 07 Jun 1991[8]
Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 05 Mar 1998[9]
Colonel Indian Army 03 Oct 2000[10]
Brigadier Indian Army 23 May 2008[11]
Major General Indian Army 27 Dec 2012[12]
Lieutenant General Indian Army 10 Nov 2015[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar is the new Adjutant General".
  2. ^ "Lt General Ashwani Kumar assumes charge as Adjutant General". 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Lt General Ashwani Kumar assumes charge as Adjutant General". 8 July 2017.
  4. ^ http://www.uniindia.com/lt-general-ashwani-kumar-assumes-charge-as-adjutant-general/india/news/923811.html website=http://www.uniindia.com/ publisher=United News of India accessdate=22 July 2020
  5. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 February 1981. p. 212.
  6. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 1 August 1981. p. 995.
  7. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 23 March 1985. p. 375.
  8. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 3 November 1990. p. 1746.
  9. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 18 May 2002. p. 811.
  10. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 June 2005. p. 974.
  11. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 February 2009. p. 254.
  12. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 19 January 2013. p. 95.
  13. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 20 December 2014. p. 2366.
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