Deepak Kapoor

General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC
22nd Chief of the Army Staff
In office 1 October 2007 – 31 March 2010
President	Pratibha Patil
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	J.J. Singh
Succeeded by	V.K. Singh
Personal details
Born	1948
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	11 June 1967 – 31 March 2010
Rank	General
Commands	Northern Army ARTRAC XXXIII Corps 22 Mountain Division 161 Infantry Brigade Independent Artillery Brigade, 2 Corps 74 Medium Regiment
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 United Nations Operation in Somalia II

General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC (b. 1948) served as the 22nd^[1] Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, appointed on 30 September 2007 and Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee appointed on 31 August 2009.^[2]