Sundararajan Padmanabhan | |
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19th Chief of the Army Staff | |
In office 1 October 2000 – 31 December 2002 | |
President | K. R. Narayanan A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Ved Prakash Malik |
Succeeded by | Nirmal Chander Vij |
Personal details | |
Born | Trivandrum, Travancore, India (now Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India) | 5 December 1940
Died | 18 August 2024 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 83)
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
Nickname | Paddy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | India |
Branch/service | Indian Army |
Years of service | 13 December 1959 – 31 December 2002 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
Commands | Southern Army Northern Army XV Corps |
General Sundararajan Padmanabhan PVSM, AVSM, VSM (5 December 1940 – 18 August 2024)[1] was a General Officer of the Indian Army. He served as the 19th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.[2] General Padmanabhan succeeded General V.P. Malik on 30 September 2000.[2] He also served as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.[3]