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{{Short description|25th Chief of the Army Staff (India)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = '''[[General (India)|General]]'''
| name = Dalbir Singh Suhag
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]] [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
[[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
| native_name =
| image = General Dalbir Singh official photo.jpg
| caption =
| office = [[Indian people|Indian]] [[High commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]] to [[Seychelles]]
| term_start = 25 April 2019
| term_end = 22 September 2022
| successor = Kartik Pande<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/35738/Shri+Kartik+Pande+appointed+as+the+next+High+Commissioner+of+India+to+the+Republic+of+Seychelles#:~:text=Shri%20Kartik%20Pande%20appointed%20as,to%20the%20Republic%20of%20Seychelles | title=Shri Kartik Pande appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Seychelles }}</ref>
| president = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor = [[Ausaf Sayeed]]
| office1 = 25th [[Chief of Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]]
| term_start1 = 31 July 2014
| term_end1 = 31 December 2016
| president1 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor1 = [[Bikram Singh (general)|Bikram Singh]]
| successor1 = [[Bipin Rawat]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|12|28|df=y}}
| death_date =
| birth_place = [[Jhajjar district|Jhajjar]], [[Haryana]]
| birth_name =
| module =
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| serviceyears = 16 June 1974 – 31 December 2016
| rank = [[File:General of the Indian Army.svg|22px]] [[General (India)|General]]
| unit = [[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)|4/5 Gorkha Rifles]]
| commands = Chief of the Army Staff Vice Chief of the Army Staff [[File:IA Eastern Command.jpg|23px]] [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]] 8 Mountain Division [[Special Frontier Force]] 53 Infantry Brigade 33 [[Rashtriya Rifles]]
| battles = [[Operation Pawan]] [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]] [[Operation Parakram]]
| battles_label =
| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[File:US Legion of Merit Commander ribbon.png|20px]] Commander of the [[Legion of Merit]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Namita Suhag|1984}}
| laterwork =
| signature =
| website =
| alma_mater = [[Sainik School, Chittorgarh]] [[National Defence Academy]] [[Indian Military Academy]]
}}
[[General (India)|General]] '''Dalbir Singh Suhag''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] (born 28 December 1954) is the former [[Indian people|Indian]] [[High commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]] to [[Seychelles]] and a former [[Chief of Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-army-chief-dalbir-suhag-appointed-indian-envoy-to-seychelles/articleshow/69043661.cms | title=Former Army chief Dalbir Suhag appointed Indian envoy to Seychelles | date=25 April 2019 | agency=PTI | newspaper=The Economic Times | access-date=1 October 2019 }}</ref> He was the 25th [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)]] of the [[Indian Army]], serving from 31 July 2014 to 31 December 2016, and [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] prior to that.<ref name=thin14m14/>

==Early life and education==
Singh is a third generation soldier who was born on 28 December 1954 to Ishari Devi and Ch Ramphal Singh, a [[subedar-major]] in the [[18th Cavalry Regiment]] of the Indian Army. He is from [[Bisahan, Jhajjar|Bishan]] village of [[Jhajjar district]], [[Haryana]], [[India]].<ref name=ht>{{cite news|title=A Profile of India's 26th Army Chief|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/efeatures.aspx?relid=107770|access-date=31 July 2014|newspaper=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=31 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=thin14m14/><ref>{{cite news|title=Dalbir Singh Suhag is the new Army chief|url=http://www.moneylife.in/article/dalbir-singh-suhag-is-the-new-army-chief/37412.html|access-date=7 July 2014|publisher=Moneylife|date=14 May 2014}}</ref>

Singh completed his primary education in his native village and then moved to [[Sainik School, Chittorgarh]], [[Rajasthan]] for his secondary education in 1965 before joining the [[National Defence Academy]] in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140801/jsp/nation/story_18675564.jsp |title=General who lets his dog disobey |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224232721/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140801/jsp/nation/story_18675564.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> He holds [[master's degrees]] in [[Management Studies]] and [[Strategic Studies]] and has also completed the Executive Course offered by the [[Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies]] in [[Hawaii]] as well as the Senior Mission Leaders Course of the United Nations Peace Keeping Centre in [[Nairobi]].<ref name="ht"/><ref name="armyoffice">{{cite web | url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PTC2C.aspx?MnId=EwaHmaTjAtynthTa6p3I4g==&ParentID=uqmYNkuvIqQW/ETZL5GijA==&flag=ZjIq6t7WRBCGyT82jQ8+hQ== |title=GENERAL DALBIR SINGH, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC |publisher=[[Indian Army]] |access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="wife">{{cite news|title=Lt-Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag to be next Army Chief |url=http://www.thestatesman.co.in/news/54542-lt-gen-dalbir-singh-suhag-to-be-next-army-chief.html?page=2 |access-date=7 July 2014 |publisher=The Statesman |date=14 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714203731/http://www.thestatesman.co.in/news/54542-lt-gen-dalbir-singh-suhag-to-be-next-army-chief.html?page=2 |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

==Military career==

Singh was commissioned into the 4th battalion of the [[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)|5 Gorkha Rifles]] on 16 June 1974.{{cn|date=September 2021}} He was an instructor at the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]] after which he served as a [[Company (military unit)|company]] commander during [[Operation Pawan]] in [[Jaffna]], [[Sri Lanka]]. He commanded [[Rashtriya Rifles|33 Rashtriya Rifles]] in [[Nagaland]]. He then commanded the 53 Infantry Brigade, which was involved in [[Counter-insurgency#India|counter-insurgency]] operations in the [[Kashmir Valley]] from July 2003 to March 2005, and the 8th Mountain Division in [[Kargil]] from October 2007 to December 2008.<ref name="ht"/><ref name=dna13>{{Cite news |title =Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag will be next vice chief of army|newspaper=DNA|date=12 December 2013| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lt-gen-dalbir-singh-suhag-will-be-next-vice-chief-of-army-1934098 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512191911/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lt-gen-dalbir-singh-suhag-will-be-next-vice-chief-of-army-1934098| archive-date=12 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also appointed as the [[Inspector General#India|Inspector General]] of the [[Special Frontier Force]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lt-Gen Dalbir Singh appointed next Army chief|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lt-gen-dalbir-singh-army-chief-indian-army-kargil-division-defence-ministry-general-bikram-singh/1/361689.html|access-date=15 May 2014|newspaper=India Today|date=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=CBI turns down Army Chief's request to investigate serving general|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/cbi-turns-down-army-chief-s-request-to-investigate-serving-general-192119|access-date=15 May 2014|newspaper=NDTV|date=30 March 2012|archive-date=17 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517124221/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/cbi-turns-down-army-chief-s-request-to-investigate-serving-general-192119|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Singh has completed various Indian and foreign courses including LDMC at [[Military academies in India#Tri-service Institutions|College of Defence Management]] in 1997–98, [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] in 2006, Executive Course in USA in 2005 and Senior Mission Leaders Course (UN) in [[Kenya]] in 2007.<ref name=tect13m14>{{cite news|title=Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag named India's new Army chief|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lieutenant-general-dalbir-singh-suhag-named-indias-new-army-chief/articleshow/35073917.cms|access-date=15 May 2014|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=13 May 2014}}</ref>

===General Officer Commanding III Corps===
Singh took command of the [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]], headquartered in [[Dimapur]], in northeast Indian state of [[Nagaland]]. In 2012, he was put under a 'Discipline and Vigilance' ban by the then outgoing Army Chief [[General (India)|General]] [[V K Singh]]. Singh's unit had allegedly botched up a military intelligence operation in [[Jorhat]], [[Assam]], which happened during his tenure as the III Corps commander.<ref name=toi13m14/><ref>{{cite news|author=Yadav, Nilesh|date=26 May 2012|title=Army Chief V K Singh clarifies row about his Show Cause Notice|newspaper=Bihar Prabha (Biharprabha News)|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2012/05/army-chief-v-k-singh-clarifies-row-about-his-show-cause-notice/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503081445/http://news.biharprabha.com/2012/05/army-chief-v-k-singh-clarifies-row-about-his-show-cause-notice/|archive-date=3 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The 'Discipline and Vigilance' ban was, however, subsequently revoked by the next army chief [[Bikram Singh (general)|General Bikram Singh]] with the concurrence of [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] [[A K Antony]].<ref name=toi13m14/>

===General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command===
After promotion to Army Commander grade, he took over as the [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Army]] based in [[Kolkata]] on 16 June 2012<ref name="Pandit-May2014">{{Cite news|author=Pandit, Rajat|date=12 May 2014|title=Govt set to announce Lt Gen Suhag as next Army chief despite BJP objections|newspaper=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-set-to-announcr-lt-gen-Suhag-as-next-Army-chief-despite-BJP-objections/articleshow/35021116.cms?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512190818/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-set-to-announce-Lt-Gen-Suhag-as-next-Army-chief-despite-BJP-objections/articleshow/35021116.cms|archive-date=12 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=tect13m14/> and served it that capacity until 31 December 2013.

===Vice Chief of the Army staff===
Singh replaced Lt Gen S K Singh as the Vice Chief of Army staff (VCOAS) on 31 December 2013. He held this post until 30 July 2014.<ref name="thin14m14">{{cite news|title=Lt Gen Suhag appointed as next Army chief|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/lt-gen-suhag-appointed-as-next-army-chief/article6008291.ece|access-date=15 May 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=dna13/>

===Chief of the Army staff===
On 14 May 2014, [[Government of India]] announced its decision to appoint Singh as next Chief of the Army staff.{{cn|date=September 2021}} His name was recommended by the [[Defence Ministry of India]] to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) which was headed by then Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]]. He assumed charge as Chief of the Army staff on 31 July 2014 following the retirement of General [[Bikram Singh (general)|Bikram Singh]], and served in that capacity until 31 December 2016.<ref name=pib1>{{cite news|title=Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Will be the Next Chief of Army Staff|url=http://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=105072|access-date=15 May 2014|newspaper=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="Rediff 01">{{cite web|title=Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag takes over as new Army chief|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/defence-news-lt-general-dalbir-singh-suhag-takes-over-as-new-army-chief/20140731.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=31 July 2014}}</ref> He is the second officer from the [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]] to become the Chief of the Army, after the late [[Sam Manekshaw|Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw]].<ref name="ht"/><ref name=thin14m14/><ref name=toi13m14>{{cite news|title=Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag named new Army chief|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Lieutenant-General-Dalbir-Singh-Suhag-named-new-Army-chief/articleshow/35073133.cms?|access-date=15 May 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=13 May 2014}}</ref>

==== Row over appointment ====
On 7 July 2014, the [[Supreme Court of India]] declined to stay or stall Singh's appointment as next Army Chief,<ref name=ie7jl14>{{cite news|title=SC refuses to stall appointment of Lt Gen Suhag as next Army chief|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/sc-refuses-to-stall-appointment-of-lt-gen-suhag-as-next-army-chief/|access-date=7 July 2014|agency=Indian Express|date=7 July 2014}}</ref> in response to a petition filed by Lt Gen Ravi Dastane challenging his appointment as Eastern Army Commander.<ref>{{cite news|title=Supreme Court refuses to stay Lt Gen Dalbir Suhag's appointment as Army Chief|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/sc-refuses-to-stay-lt-gen-dalbir-suhag-s-appointment-as-army-chief_945620.html|access-date=7 July 2014|publisher=ZeeNews|date=7 July 2014}}</ref> The Bench observed that there is no reason and urgency to stay the appointment <ref name=th7j14>{{cite news|title=Supreme Court refuses to stay appointment of Dalbir Singh Suhag as next Army Chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-refuses-to-stay-appointment-of-dalbir-singh-suhag-as-next-army-chief/article6185740.ece|access-date=7 July 2014|work=The Hindu|date=7 July 2014}}</ref> and that the petition pertained to Singh's appointment as army commander and hence issues relating to appointment of army chief did not have to be dealt with at this stage.<ref name=ie7jl14/> Attorney General [[Mukul Rohatgi]] representing the [[Government of India]], also justified the appointment, arguing that there was nothing in the allegations levelled and that Singh fulfilled all the criteria for the post including being senior-most in the seniority list. He also said that the ban imposed on Singh in 2012 had been lifted and he had been discharged from all charges.<ref name=th7j14/> Earlier on 10 June 2014, the central government had told the Supreme Court that the alleged lapses which were made as grounds to impose disciplinary ban on Army Vice Chief Dalbir Singh by then Army Chief V K Singh, were "premeditated", "vague" and "illegal".<ref>{{cite news|title=Grounds for imposing ban on Lt Gen Suhag was 'premeditated': Centre to Supreme Court|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-10/news/50478320_1_lt-gen-suhag-gen-bikram-singh-show-cause-notice|access-date=7 July 2014|work=The Economic Times|date=10 June 2014}}</ref>

==Honours and decorations==

===Military awards===
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Vijay star.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Star]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service 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]]
|}

General Suhag has received the following medals and decorations throughout his military career:
* [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] for services of exceptionally high order to the nation.
* [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] for [[counter-insurgency]] operations in the North-Eastern states in addition to the conventional operational role along the [[Line of Actual Control|Indo-China border]].
* [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] for commanding [[mountain warfare#India|Mountain Division]] in the [[Kargil]]-[[Dras]] sector at high altitude near [[Line of Control]].
* [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] for intense [[counter-insurgency]] operations in the Kashmir valley.<ref name="ht"/>
*[[Legion of Merit]] (Degree of Commander) for exceptionally meritorious service as [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|CoAS]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="Sura">{{cite news |last1=Sura |first1=Ajay |title=General Suhag awarded US 'Legion of Merit' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/general-suhag-awarded-us-legion-of-merit/articleshow/65459051.cms |access-date=28 February 2019 |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=19 August 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190228214533/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/general-suhag-awarded-us-legion-of-merit/articleshow/65459051.cms |archive-date=28 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=General Orders No. 2018–33 |url=https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN12630_GO1833_FINAL.pdf |publisher=Headquarters Department of the Army |access-date=13 December 2020 |location=Washington, DC |date=29 November 2018}}</ref>

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
|-
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 16 June 1974<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1082 |date=16 August 1975|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1975/O-1205-1975-0033-53970.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 16 June 1976<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1427 |date=16 October 1976|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1976/O-1168-1976-0042-52072.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 16 June 1980<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=841 |date=20 June 1981|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0960-1981-0025-42643.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 16 June 1985<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=305 |date=28 February 1987|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1987/O-0672-1987-0009-30008.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 30 December 1994<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=553 |date=13 April 1996|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1996/O-0277-1996-0015-10098.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 July 1997<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1475 |date=30 October 1999|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1999/W_44_2013_168.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 1 August 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1756 |date=25 November 2006|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2006/W_47_2011_070.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 1 February 2008 (seniority from 2 July 2007)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=251 |date=21 February 2009|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_8_2010_009.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 19 July 2010<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=964 |date=14 May 2011|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2011/W_20_2011_082.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[General (India)|General]] (COAS) || Indian Army || 1 August 2014<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=2010 |date=8 November 2014|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/161506.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|}

==Personal life==
Singh is married to Namita Suhag. She is a graduate from [[University of Delhi|Delhi University]] with a degree in [[political science]]. The couple have three children, two daughters and a son.<ref name="wife"/> Known as a sportsperson, he takes special interest in physical activities like riding and swimming. His personal hobbies include daily run of 10 km, horse-riding and playing golf.<ref name="ht"/>

==See also==
*[[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army|List of Chiefs of Army Staff]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Dalbir Singh Suhag}}
* [http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PTC2C.aspx?MnId=EwaHmaTjAtynthTa6p3I4g==&ParentID=uqmYNkuvIqQW/ETZL5GijA==&flag=ZjIq6t7WRBCGyT82jQ8+hQ== General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM] at the Indian Army official website
* [http://pib.nic.in/newsite/efeatures.aspx?relid=107770 Ascent of a General: A Profile of India’s 26th Army Chief] at the [[Press Information Bureau]] official website
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| title = [[Indian people|Indian]] [[High commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]] to [[Seychelles]]
| years = 25 April 2019 - 22 September 2022
| before = [[Ausaf Sayeed]]
| after = [Kartik Pande, IFS]
}}
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| title = [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army|Chief of Army Staff]]
| years = 1 August 2014 – 31 December 2016
| before = [[Bikram Singh (general)|Bikram Singh]]
| after = [[Bipin Rawat]]
}}
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| title = [[Vice Chief of Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Army Staff]]
| years = 1 January 2014 – 31 July 2014
| before = [[S. K. Singh (general)|S K Singh]]
| after = [[Philip Campose]]
}}
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| title = [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]]
| years = 16 June 2012 – 31 December 2013
| before = [[Bikram Singh (general)|Bikram Singh]]
| after = [[Man Mohan Singh Rai|M M S Rai]]
}}
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| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]]
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Dalbir Singh Suhag - Revision history

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