Back মনোজ মুকুন্দ নরবণে Bengali/Bangla مانوج موکاند ناراوانه Persian Manoj Mukund Naravane French मनोज मुकुंद नरवणे Hindi Manoj Mukund Naravane ID ಮನೋಜ್ ಮುಕುಂದ್ ನರವಾಣೆ Kannada मनोज मुकुंद नरवणे Marathi منوج مکند نرونے PNB மனோஜ் முகுந்த் நரவானே Tamil మనోజ్ ముకుంద్ నరవణే Tegulu
Manoj Mukund Naravane | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 15 December 2021 – 30 April 2022 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Bipin Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Anil Chauhan |
| 28th Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 31 December 2019 – 30 April 2022 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Bipin Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Pande |
| 40th Vice Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 September 2019 – 31 December 2019 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Devraj Anbu |
| Succeeded by | Satinder Kumar Saini[1] |
| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command | |
| In office 1 October 2018 – 31 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Abhay Krishna |
| Succeeded by | Anil Chauhan |
| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command | |
| In office 1 December 2017 – 30 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Dewan Rabindranath Soni |
| Succeeded by | Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1960[2] Pune, Bombay State, India |
| Spouse | Veena Naravane |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | June 1980–30 April 2022 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | .svg){kind=small} 7 Sikh Light Infantry |
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| Service number | IC-38750H[3] |
| Awards | |
General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC (born 22 April 1960) is a retired Indian Army General who served as the 28th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS),[4] as well as the temporary Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee from 15 December 2021 until his superannuation on 30 April 2022.[5][6] He took over as COAS from General Bipin Rawat on 31 December 2019. Prior to his appointment as the COAS, the general officer served as the 40th Vice Chief of Army Staff[7] of the Indian Army, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Eastern Command[8] and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Army Training Command.[9] He also served as General Officer Commanding II Corps and also as General Officer Commanding Delhi Area.
- ^ "Lt Gen SK Saini appointed Vice Chief of Indian Army | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Lt Gen Manoj Naravane to succeed Gen Bipin Rawat as next army chief". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
pvsmwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Peri, Dinakar (16 December 2019). "Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Bhalla, Abhishek (16 December 2021). "Old system till new CDS appointed: Gen Naravane as senior-most service chief fills in for Gen Bipin Rawat". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "General Manoj Naravane retires as Army chief, Prez Kovind, Rajnath bid him adieu". Hindustan Times. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Lt Gen MM Naravane assumes appointment of VCOAS". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes over as GOC-in-C of Indian Army's Eastern Command". The New Indian Express. October 2018.
- ^ "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief". The Tribune. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2024.