(1939-11-01) 1 November 1939 (age 84) Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier Province, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
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 8th Mountain (Infantry) Division 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 19th 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]
^"Wait and watch then talk with Pak, says Gen Malik". Indian Express. 13 November 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
^Abidi, S. Sartaj Alam; Sharma, Satinder (2007). Services chiefs of India. Northern Book Centre. pp. 84–85. ISBN 9788172111625. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
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Global Information
India
Indian Army
General
3 Sikh Light Infantry
Southern Army
8th Mountain (Infantry) Division
