General Bipin Rawat - Brief Profile

General Bipin Rawat was the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India. On 30 December 2019, he was appointed as the first CDS of India and assumed office from 1 January 2020

Rawat was born in Pauri, Uttarakhand, on 16 March 1958, into a Garhwali Rajput family. His family had been serving in the Indian Army for multiple generations. His father Laxman Singh Rawat was from Sainj village of the Pauri Garhwal district and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General. His mother was from the Uttarkashi district and was the daughter of Kishan Singh Parmar, the ex-Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Uttarkashi.

Rawat attended Cambrian Hall School in Dehradun and the St. Edward's School, Shimla He then joined the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, where he was awarded the 'Sword of Honour'.

Rawat was married to Madhulika Raje Singh. The couple had two daughters, Kritika and Tarini

Military career

• Second Lieutenant (16 December 1978)
• Lieutenant (16 December 1980)
• Captain (31 July 1984)
• Major (16 December 1989)
• Lieutenant-Colonel (1 June 1998)
• Colonel (1 August 2003)
• Brigadier (1 October 2007)
• Major General (20 October 2011)
• Lieutenant-General (1 June 2014 (substantive))
• General (1 January 2017)

Major Designations

• 37th Vice Chief of the Army Staff (1 September 2016 – 31 December 2016)
• 27th Chief of the Army Staff (31 December 2016 – 31 December 2019)
• 32nd Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (27 September 2019 – 31 December 2019)
• 1st Chief of the Defence Staff (31 December 2019 - 8 December 2021; till his death)

Achievements

• Param Vishisht Seva Medal
• Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
• Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
• Yudh Seva Medal
• Sena Medal
• Vishisht Seva Medal

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