Nav Kumar Khanduri

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Lieutenant General

Nav Kumar Khanduri

AVSM, VSM
Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri.jpg
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of serviceDecember 1983–present
RankLieutenant-General
Service numberIC-41495M
Unit27 Air Defence Regiment
(Corps of Army Air Defence)
Commands heldWestern Command
XXIII Corps
15 Infantry Division
AwardsAti Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal
Alma materNational Defence Academy
Indian Military Academy
Defence Services Staff College

Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri[1] AVSM, VSM is a serving general officer in the Indian Army, and the incumbent General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command since November 2021. He is the first officer from the Corps of Army Air Defence to become an army commander.[2]

Biography[]

An alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun and the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Khanduri passed out with the 73rd Regular Course from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and was commissioned into 27 AD Missile Regiment (Amritsar Airfield) on 17 December 1983.[1][3] He commanded an air defence brigade in Operation Rakshak and a mountain brigade in Operation Falcon.[2][4] He served as an instructor at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and has held various staff appointments in field, high altitude and Integrated Headquarters postings.

Khanduri has also served with the Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan, as a United Nations Military Observer with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia and as Deputy Chief Integrated Service Support with the United Nations Mission in Ivory Coast.[2] He commanded 15 Infantry Division, and was subsequently appointed Director General Operational Logistics and Strategic Movement before assuming command of XXXIII Corps in September 2019.[5]

Awards and decorations[]

He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in the 2016 Republic Day decorations list,[6] and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in the 2021 Republic Day decorations list.[7]

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg
IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg
IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNTAC Medal bar.gif UN UNOCI Medal ribbon.svg
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire UN Transitional Authority, Cambodia

Dates of rank[]

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 17 December 1983[1]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 17 December 1985
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 17 December 1988[8]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 17 December 1994[9]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[10]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 15 March 2006[11]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 18 March 2011 (with seniority from 1 September 2009)[12]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 1 June 2016 (with seniority from 12 January 2013)[13]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 1 September 2018[14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 29 June 1985. p. 902.
  2. ^ a b c "Lt Gen Khanduri takes over as GOC-in-C, Western Command". The Tribune. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Lt Gen Nav Khanduri takes charge as GOC-in-C of Western Command". 1 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. ^ "World Forest Day observed in Valley". 14 March 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Lt. Gen Nav K Khanduri assumes charge as commander of Trishakti Corps". ANI News. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. ^ "2016: List of Awardees". www.indianarmy.nic.in. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. ^ "2019: List of Awardees". www.indianarmy.nic.in. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 September 1989. p. 1398.
  9. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 April 1995. p. 569.
  10. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1898.
  11. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 20 December 2008. p. 2181.
  12. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 432.
  13. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 8 April 2017. p. 351.
  14. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 8 June 2019. p. 1350.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command
1 November 2021–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps
13 September 2019–13 September 2020 		Succeeded by
Ajai Kumar Singh
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