Manoj Mukund Naravane

General
Manoj Mukund Naravane
PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC
General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC
	Official portrait, 2020
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
	In office; 15 December 2021 – 30 April 2022
President	Ram Nath Kovind
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Bipin Rawat
Succeeded by	Anil Chauhan
28th Chief of the Army Staff
	In office; 31 December 2019 – 30 April 2022
President	Ram Nath Kovind
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Bipin Rawat
Succeeded by	Manoj Pande
40th Vice Chief of the Army Staff
	In office; 1 September 2019 – 31 December 2019
President	Ram Nath Kovind
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Devraj Anbu
Succeeded by	Satinder Kumar Saini
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
	In office; 1 October 2018 – 31 August 2019
Preceded by	Abhay Krishna
Succeeded by	Anil Chauhan
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
	In office; 1 December 2017 – 30 September 2018
Preceded by	Dewan Rabindranath Soni
Succeeded by	Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya
Personal details
Born	22 April 1960 (age 64); Pune, Bombay State, India
Spouse	Veena Naravane
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	June 1980–30 April 2022
Rank	General
Unit	7 Sikh Light Infantry
Commands	Eastern Command; Army Training Command; II Corps; IGAR (North); 106 Infantry Brigade; 2 RR (SikhLI);
Service number	IC-38750H
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal; Ati Vishisht Seva Medal; Sena Medal; Vishisht Seva Medal;

General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC (born 22 April 1960) is a retired Indian Army General who served as the 28th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS),^[4] as well as the temporary Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee from 15 December 2021 until his superannuation on 30 April 2022.^[5]^[6] He took over as COAS from General Bipin Rawat on 31 December 2019. Prior to his appointment as the COAS, the general officer served as the 40th Vice Chief of Army Staff^[7] of the Indian Army, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Eastern Command^[8] and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Army Training Command.^[9] He also served as General Officer Commanding II Corps and also as General Officer Commanding Delhi Area.

Early life and education

Gen Naravane was born into a Marathi Brahmin family in Pune, Maharashtra.^[10]^[11]^[12] His father, Mukund Naravane, is a former officer in the Indian Air Force who retired in the rank of wing commander and his mother Sudha was an announcer with the All India Radio.^[13] He completed his schooling at the Jnana Prabodhini Prashala in Pune.^[14]

He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He also holds a master's degree in Defence Studies from University of Madras, Chennai and an M.Phil. in Defence and Management Studies from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore and he is also pursuing PhD in defence and strategic studies from Punjabi University, Patiala.^[15] Gen Naravane has attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the Army War College, Mhow.^[16]^[17]

Military career

Gen Naravane was commissioned into 7th battalion The Sikh Light Infantry in June 1980. He has commanded the 2nd Battalion (SikhLi) of Rashtriya Rifles in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the 106 Infantry brigade. He has also commanded the Assam Rifles as Inspector General (North) in Kohima, Nagaland. He has served in Counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast India, as well as the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka during Operation Pawan.^[18] The general officer's staff assignments include tenures as a brigade major of an Infantry Brigade, Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General (AA&QMG) of Headquarters Establishment No. 22. The General has also served as the Military attaché to Myanmar at Yangon.^[19]^[20]^[21]

In addition, he served in an instructional appointment at the Army War College, Mhow as Directing Staff in the Higher Command Wing and two tenures at the Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.^[22]

On promotion to the rank of Lieutenant general, he commanded the Ambala-based Kharga Strike Corps and served as the general officer commanding (GOC) Delhi Area. As GOC Delhi Area, he commanded the 2017 Republic Day Parade.^[23]^[24]

After being promoted to Army Commander grade, Gen Naravane served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command from 1 December 2017 to 30 September 2018. Later, he also served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command from 1 October 2018 to 31 August 2019, succeeding Lt Gen Abhay Krishna.^[8]^[25]^[17]^[16]

On 1 September 2019, he took over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff^[7] when Lt Gen Devraj Anbu retired on 31 August, and became the senior-most serving general after Bipin Rawat.^[26] On 16 December 2019 (Vijay Diwas eve) he was announced as the successor of Rawat as COAS on 31 December 2019.^[27]^[28]

Gen Naravane is the 3rd general from the Sikh Light Infantry to become Chief of the Army Staff, the others were Ved Prakash Malik the 18th COAS and Bikram Singh the 25th COAS.^[29]

Personal life

He is from Pune, Maharashtra. He paints, practices yoga, and gardens, his wife, Mrs. Veena Naravane, is a teacher and former president of Army Wives Welfare Association. They have two daughters.^[16]

Honours and decorations

He has received the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (2019), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2017), Sena Medal, Vishist Seva Medal (2015), and the COAS commendation card for his service.^[3]^[30]^[16]^[31] He was also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Sikh Light Infantry.

Param Vishisht Seva Medal		Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal	Vishisht Seva Medal		Samanya Seva Medal
Special Service Medal	Operation Parakram Medal	Sainya Seva Medal	Videsh Seva Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence 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	7 June 1980^[32]
Lieutenant	Indian Army	7 June 1982^[33]
Captain	Indian Army	7 June 1985^[34]
Major	Indian Army	7 June 1991^[35]
Lieutenant-Colonel	Indian Army	31 December 2002^[36]
Colonel	Indian Army	1 February 2005^[37]
Brigadier	Indian Army	19 July 2010 (substantive, seniority from 13 January 2008)^[38]
Major General	Indian Army	1 January 2013 (substantive, seniority from 7 April 2011)^[39]
Lieutenant-General	Indian Army	10 November 2015 (substantive)^[40]
General (COAS)	Indian Army	1 January 2020^[41]

References

^ "Lt Gen SK Saini appointed Vice Chief of Indian Army | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 January 2020.
^ "Lt Gen Manoj Naravane to succeed Gen Bipin Rawat as next army chief". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in.
^ Peri, Dinakar (16 December 2019). "Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ Bhalla, Abhishek (16 December 2021). "Old system till new CDS appointed: Gen Naravane as senior-most service chief fills in for Gen Bipin Rawat". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ "General Manoj Naravane retires as Army chief, Prez Kovind, Rajnath bid him adieu". Hindustan Times. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Lt Gen MM Naravane assumes appointment of VCOAS". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes over as GOC-in-C of Indian Army's Eastern Command". The New Indian Express. October 2018.
^ "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief". The Tribune. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Interesting facts about Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is becoming the new army chief". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ टीम, एबीपी माझा वेब (16 December 2019). "महाराष्ट्राचे सुपूत्र मनोज नरवणे होणार लष्करप्रमुख". marathi.abplive.com.
^ Sanil, Sharan (16 December 2021). "General Naravane Steps Into Late CDS Rawat's Role". Man's World India. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ "Pune: Studious and humble, recall next Army chief's classmates and teacher". The Times of India. 17 December 2019.
^ "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane set to be next Army Chief". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ "The hunt for India's new army chief is on-- here's a profile of the senior-most contender". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes over Gen officer Commanding-in-chief of ARTRAC". Archived from the original on 4 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief". Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.
^ "Lt Gen M.M. Naravane appointed as Chief of Army Staff". 17 December 2019.
^ "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief". Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.
^ "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes over Gen officer Commanding-in-chief of ARTRAC". Archived from the original on 4 December 2017.
^ "In break from past, Lt Gen doesn't stand behind Prime Minister during speech". The Indian Express. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ "Lt Gen M.M. Naravane appointed as Chief of Army Staff". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ News18 (25 January 2017). "#RepublicDay 2017 Parade is commanded by Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane,Sena Medal,Vishisht Seva Medal General Officer Commanding,Delhi Areapic.twitter.com/LBSSwAOQho". @CNNnews18. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ "Lt Gen Naravane relinquishes charge of Eastern Command, to take over as VCOAS". 31 August 2019.
^ Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir (23 July 2019). "Naravane appointed as new Vice Chief of Indian Army, four army commanders appointed". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "Lt Gen MM Naravane to be next Army Chief". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ "Lt Gen MM Naravane assumes appointment of VCOAS". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 1 September 2019.
^ Peri, Dinakar (16 December 2019). "Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief". The Hindu. He will be the third Army Chief from the Sikh Light regiment after Gen VP Malik and Gen Bikram Singh.
^ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ "Ashok Chakra Awarded to NK Neeraj Kumar Singh of 13 Rajputana Rifles (Posthumous) 374 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 11 December 1982. p. 1514.
^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 7 June 1986. p. 924.
^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 April 1992. p. 813.
^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 31 July 2004. p. 1053.
^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 March 2006. p. 411.
^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 5 May 2012. p. 636.
^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 428.
^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 20 February 2016. p. 478.
^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 April 2022. p. 736.

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Military offices
Preceded by Bipin Rawat (as CDS)	Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee Acting 15 December 2021 – 30 April 2022	Succeeded by Anil Chauhan (as CDS)
Preceded by Bipin Rawat	Chief of the Army Staff 31 December 2019 – 30 April 2022	Succeeded by Manoj Pande
Preceded by Devraj Anbu	Vice Chief of the Army Staff 1 September 2019 – 30 December 2019	Succeeded by Satinder Kumar Saini
Preceded by Abhay Krishna	General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command 1 October 2018 – 31 August 2019	Succeeded by Anil Chauhan
Preceded by Dewan Rabindranath Soni	General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command 1 December 2017 – 30 September 2018	Succeeded by Pattacheruvanda C Thimayya
Preceded by Vijay Singh	General Officer Commanding Delhi Area January 2017- 30 November 2017	Succeeded by Asit Mistry
Preceded by Amarjeet Singh	General Officer Commanding Kharga Corps January 2016 - January 2017	Succeeded by Jaiveer Singh Negi

[1] "Lt Gen SK Saini appointed Vice Chief of Indian Army | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 January 2020.

[2] "Lt Gen Manoj Naravane to succeed Gen Bipin Rawat as next army chief". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2019.

[pvsm-3] "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in.

[4] Peri, Dinakar (16 December 2019). "Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[5] Bhalla, Abhishek (16 December 2021). "Old system till new CDS appointed: Gen Naravane as senior-most service chief fills in for Gen Bipin Rawat". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[6] "General Manoj Naravane retires as Army chief, Prez Kovind, Rajnath bid him adieu". Hindustan Times. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[:2-7] "Lt Gen MM Naravane assumes appointment of VCOAS". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[auto-8] "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes over as GOC-in-C of Indian Army's Eastern Command". The New Indian Express. October 2018.

[9] "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief". The Tribune. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[10] "Interesting facts about Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is becoming the new army chief". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

[11] टीम, एबीपी माझा वेब (16 December 2019). "महाराष्ट्राचे सुपूत्र मनोज नरवणे होणार लष्करप्रमुख". marathi.abplive.com.

[12] Sanil, Sharan (16 December 2021). "General Naravane Steps Into Late CDS Rawat's Role". Man's World India. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[13] "Pune: Studious and humble, recall next Army chief's classmates and teacher". The Times of India. 17 December 2019.

[14] "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane set to be next Army Chief". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[15] "The hunt for India's new army chief is on-- here's a profile of the senior-most contender". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

[:1-16] "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes over Gen officer Commanding-in-chief of ARTRAC". Archived from the original on 4 December 2017.

[:0-17] "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief". Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.

[coas-appointed-18] "Lt Gen M.M. Naravane appointed as Chief of Army Staff". 17 December 2019.

[:02-19] "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief". Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.

[:12-20] "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes over Gen officer Commanding-in-chief of ARTRAC". Archived from the original on 4 December 2017.

[21] "In break from past, Lt Gen doesn't stand behind Prime Minister during speech". The Indian Express. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[22] "Lt Gen M.M. Naravane appointed as Chief of Army Staff". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

[23] News18 (25 January 2017). "#RepublicDay 2017 Parade is commanded by Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane,Sena Medal,Vishisht Seva Medal General Officer Commanding,Delhi Areapic.twitter.com/LBSSwAOQho". @CNNnews18. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[24] "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[auto1-25] "Lt Gen Naravane relinquishes charge of Eastern Command, to take over as VCOAS". 31 August 2019.

[commanders_appointed-26] Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir (23 July 2019). "Naravane appointed as new Vice Chief of Indian Army, four army commanders appointed". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[27] "Lt Gen MM Naravane to be next Army Chief". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

[28] "Lt Gen MM Naravane assumes appointment of VCOAS". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 1 September 2019.

[29] Peri, Dinakar (16 December 2019). "Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief". The Hindu. He will be the third Army Chief from the Sikh Light regiment after Gen VP Malik and Gen Bikram Singh.

[30] "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[31] "Ashok Chakra Awarded to NK Neeraj Kumar Singh of 13 Rajputana Rifles (Posthumous) 374 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[32] "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 May 1981. p. 674.

[33] "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 11 December 1982. p. 1514.

[34] "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 7 June 1986. p. 924.

[35] "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 April 1992. p. 813.

[36] "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 31 July 2004. p. 1053.

[37] "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 March 2006. p. 411.

[38] "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 5 May 2012. p. 636.

[39] "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 428.

[40] "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 20 February 2016. p. 478.

[41] "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 April 2022. p. 736.

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Manoj Mukund Naravane

Early life and education

Military career

Personal life

Honours and decorations

Dates of rank

References

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