Amardeep Singh Bhinder

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{{Short description|Lieutinant general of India}}
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| name = Amardeep Singh Bhinder
| honorific_suffix = [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
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| serviceyears = June 1983 – present
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| unit = [[9th Deccan Horse|The Deccan Horse]]
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[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Amardeep Singh Bhinder''' [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is the present [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] of the [[Indian Army]] [[South Western Command (India)|South Western Command]]. He assumed command from Lieutenant-General [[Alok Singh Kler]] on 1 April 2021.<ref name="Bhinder">{{cite news |author= |title=Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Bhinder takes over as chief of South Western Command|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-amardeep-singh-bhinder-takes-over-as-chief-of-south-western-command/articleshow/81832417.cms |work=The Economic Times |location= |date=1 April 2021 |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref>

== Career ==
Bhinder was commissioned in the [[9th Deccan Horse|9th Horse (Deccan Horse)]] in June 1983.<ref name="mathura"/> A graduate of the [[National Defence Academy]] , Khadakwasla, he has commanded both an armoured brigade and an armoured division, and has also served as a UN peacekeeping force military observer.<ref name="mathura">{{cite news |author= |title=Amardeep Bhinder takes command of Strike One Corps Mathura |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/amardeep-bhinder-takes-command-of-strike-one-corps-mathura-119013101186_1.html|work=Business Standard|location= |date=31 January 2019 |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> He served as Director General Military Training at Integrated HQ before taking command of the elite [[I Corps (India)|I Corps]] on 31 January 2019.<ref name="mathura"/> He then served as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems) before assuming command of the [[South Western Command (India)|South Western Command]].<ref name="Bhinder"/>

==Awards and decorations==
Bhinder has been decorated with the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] (VSM) and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (AVSM), which he was awarded in the 2021 Republic Day honours.<ref name="gallantry">{{cite web|title=List of Personnel being Conferred Gallantry and Distinguished Awards on the Occasion of Republic Day 2021|url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/PIB%20Delhi/FINAL%20AWARD%20RD%202021%20TO%20BE%20ANNOUNCED%20ON%2025%20JAN%202021.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 January 2021|access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref>

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|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Mission_in_Ethiopia_and_Eritrea_Medal_ribbon.png|105px]]
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|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
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|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea|UNMEE Medal]]
|}

Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/Images/Content/1000040007/Lieutenant%20General%20Amardeep%20Singh%20Bhinder.jpg |website=indianarmy.nic.in|title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army }}</ref>

== Dates of rank ==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 18 June 1983<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0013-34592.pdf |page=414 |date=30 March 1985 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 18 June 1985<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)|page=656 |date=9 May 1987|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1987/O-0672-1987-0019-30018.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 18 June 1988<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=589 |date=22 April 1989|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1989/O-0592-1989-0016-25627.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 18 June 1994<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1894 |date=15 October 1994|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1994/O-0364-1994-0042-14345.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 16 December 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1896 |date=15 October 2005|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_42_2012_119.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 15 March 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=2179 |date=20 December 2008|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2008/W_51_2011_053.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 27 August 2010 (substantive, with seniority from 16 August 2009)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=430 |date=22 March 2014|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158718.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || Indian Army || 18 November 2015 (seniority from 23 August 2014)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=755 |date=16 April 2022 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/235171.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 1 March 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=393 |date=9 February 2019|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/197165.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
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| title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] [[South Western Command (India)|South Western Army]]
| years = 1 April 2021 -
| before = [[Alok Singh Kler]]
| after = Incumbent
}}
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