Surinder Singh (general)
Surinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, VSM is a retired officer of Indian Army who served as General Officer Commander-in-Chief, Western Command. He took office of the Chairman, Punjab Public Service Commission on 21 August 2019.Early life and education
Singh is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended National Defence College, New Delhi and the Higher Command Course at Staff College, Camberley.Career
Singh was commissioned into 2nd battalion Brigade of the Guards in 1979. He has vast experience counter insurgency and operational environments. He has commanded an Armoured brigade, a division in a strike Corps and a XXXIII Corps. He has also held staff appointments at the Military Operations Directorate, the Perspective Planning Directorate at the Army Headquarters, headed the Territorial Army, a military observer with the UN mission in Liberia and other key operational roles.
He assumed the office of General Officer Commander-in-Chief, Western Command on 17 September 2016, after Lt General Kamal Jit Singh retired on 31 July 2016, and served in the same capacity till 31 July 2019. He was succeeded by Lt Gen Ravendra Pal Singh.
During four decades of his career, he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015, and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 20109. He is also the ‘Colonel’ of The Brigade of Guards.Honours and decorations
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