Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
Lieutenant General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik PVSM, UYSM, YSM (born 28 June 1953) is a retired general officer of the Indian Army who is serving as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. He is the first person from Maharashtra who take over as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command.
Lieutenant General K. T. Parnaik PVSM, UYSM, YSM | |
|---|---|
Parnaik in 2023 | |
| 20th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 16 February 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Pema Khandu |
| Preceded by | B. D. Mishra |
| 19th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 30 June 2013 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Lt Gen B. S. Jaswal |
| Succeeded by | Lt Gen Sanjiv Chachra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1953 |
| Alma mater | St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School Sainik School, Rewa National Defence Academy Indian Military Academy |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch/service | Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1972 – 2013 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 2nd Rajputana Rifles |
| Commands | Northern Command IV Corps Indian Military Training Team 17 Mountain Division 2 Rajputana Rifles |
| Battles/wars | Operation Pawan Operation Vijay Operation Parakram |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.