Ved Prakash Malik

General
Ved Prakash Malik
PVSM, AVSM
General Ved Prakash Malik PVSM, AVSM
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
Personal details
Born	1 November 1939 (age 86); Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier Province, British India; (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Spouse	Dr. Ranjana Malik
Children	Namita, Maj Gen Sachin Malik
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	June 1959 – September 2000
Rank	General
Unit	3 Sikh Light Infantry
Commands	Southern Army; XI Corps ; 8th Mountain (Infantry) Division; 162nd Infantry Brigade ; 10 Sikh Light Infantry
Battles/wars	Kargil War; Operation Cactus
Award(s)	Param Vishisht Seva Medal; Ati Vishisht Seva Medal;

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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	Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal	Poorvi Star	Special Service Medal	Raksha Medal
Sangram Medal	Sainya Seva Medal	High Altitude Service Medal	50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal	30 Years Long Service Medal	20 Years Long Service Medal	9 Years Long Service Medal

Rank	Component	Date of rank
Second Lieutenant	Indian Army	7 June 1959^[3]
Lieutenant	Indian Army	7 June 1961^[4]
Captain	Indian Army	7 June 1965^[5]
Major	Indian Army	7 June 1972^[6]
Lieutenant-Colonel	Indian Army	10 March 1978^[7]
Colonel	Indian Army	8 February 1985^[8]
Brigadier	Indian Army	2 April 1986^[9]
Major General	Indian Army	25 September 1990^[10]
Lieutenant-General	Indian Army	26 January 1993^[11]
General (COAS)	Indian Army	1 October 1997^[12]

Honours and decorations

General Ved Prakash Malik PVSM, AVSM


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

Personal details
Born	(1939-11-01) 1 November 1939 (age 86) Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier Province, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Spouse	Dr. Ranjana Malik
Children	Namita, Maj Gen Sachin Malik
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	June 1959 – September 2000
Rank	General
Unit	3 Sikh Light Infantry
Commands	Southern Army XI Corps 8th Mountain (Infantry) Division 162nd Infantry Brigade 10 Sikh Light Infantry
Battles/wars	Kargil War Operation Cactus
Award(s)	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal