Lieutenant General Harinder Singh PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army. He retired from Indian Army after serving as commandant of Indian Military Academy in his last appointment. Previously, he was the Commander of XIV Corps (also known as Fire and Fury Corps) from October 2019 to October 2020, succeeding Lt Gen Yogesh Kumar Joshi, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VrC, SM, ADC.
Early life and education General Harinder Singh completed his schooling from Senior Secondary School Sector 10, Bhilai. An alumnus of NDA and IMA, the officer has been an academy blue in hockey and represented his school and services at the national level.
Career The officer was commissioned into the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment, in Dec 1983.
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Honours and decorations , Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) in 2017, Yudh Seva Medal (YSM) in 2005, Sena Medal (SM-G) for gallantry in 1984 and Vishist Seva Medal (VSM) in 2016.
Param Vishisht Seva MedalAti Vishisht Seva MedalYudh Seva MedalSena MedalVishisht Seva MedalSpecial Service MedalSiachen Glacier MedalOperation Vijay MedalOperation Parakram MedalSainya Seva MedalHigh Altitude Service MedalVidesh Seva Medal50th Anniversary of Independence Medal30 Years Long Service Medal20 Years Long Service Medal9 Years Long Service MedalUNAVEM III MedalUnited Nations Medal
Dates of rank Insignia Rank Component Date of rank Second Lieutenant Indian Army 17 December 1983 Lieutenant Indian Army 17 December 1985 Captain Indian Army 17 December 1988 Major Indian Army 17 December 1994 Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004 Colonel Indian Army 15 March 2006 Brigadier Indian Army 1 April 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 5 September 2009) Major General Indian Army 1 June 2016 (substantive, with seniority from 13 January 2013) Lieutenant-General Indian Army 1 October 2018
See also List of serving generals of the Indian Army
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