Om Prakash Malhotra | |
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| 21st Governor of Punjab and 8th Administrator of Chandigarh | |
| In office 18 December 1990 – 7 August 1991 | |
| President | R. Venkataraman |
| Chief Minister | Vacant (President's rule) |
| Preceded by | Virendra Verma |
| Succeeded by | Surendra Nath |
| 13th Indian Ambassador to Indonesia | |
| In office February 1982 – November 1984 | |
| Preceded by | S. K. Bhutani |
| Succeeded by | V. C. Khanna |
| 21st Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 1 March 1979 – 31 May 1981 | |
| President | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai Charan Singh Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Jal Cursetji |
| Succeeded by | Idris Hasan Latif |
| 10th Chief of the Army Staff (India) | |
| In office 1 June 1978 – 31 May 1981 | |
| President | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi Morarji Desai Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | Tapishwar Narain Raina |
| Succeeded by | K. V. Krishna Rao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Om Prakash Malhotra 6 August 1922 Srinagar, J&K, India |
| Died | 29 December 2015 (aged 93) Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Citizenship |  British Indian (1922–47)  Indian (1947–2015) |
| Nationality | British Indian (1922–47) Indian (1947–2015) |
| Spouse | Saroj Malhotra |
| Education | MHS Srinagar SPC Srinagar |
| Alma mater | GCU Lahore IMA Dera Doon RSA Larkhill |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British India (1922–1947) India (1947–2015) |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army (1941–1947)  Indian Army (1947–1981) |
| Years of service | 1941–1981 |
| Rank |  General |
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| Service number | IC-478[1] |
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General Om Prakash Malhotra, PVSM (6 August 1922 – 29 December 2015), best known as OP Malhotra, was a senior army officer in the Indian Army who served as the 10th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1978 – 1981. Upon retiring from his military service in India, he served in the Indian Foreign Service when he tenured as the Indian Ambassador to Indonesia 1981–1984, and later served as a political administrator in India as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh 1990–1991.