Rookmangud Katawal

General
Rookmangud Katawal
General Rookmangud Katawal
महारथी श्री ; रुकमाङ्गद कटवाल
	General Katawal in New Delhi (2007)
Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army
	In office; 10 September 2006 – August, 2009
Preceded by	Pyar Jung Thapa
Succeeded by	Chhatra Man Singh Gurung
Personal details
Born	12 December 1948 (age 75); Okhaldhunga, Nepal
Spouse	Uma Katawal
Awards	Birendra Prajatantra Bhaskar Class II ; Gorkha Dakshin Bahu
Military service
Allegiance	Nepal
Branch/service	Nepali Army
Years of service	1969-2009
Rank	General
Commands	Shree Kalidhoj Battalion (1976-1977) ; United Nation Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) (1988) ; Shree Pashupati Prashad Battalion (1990-1993) ; Commandant of the Royal Nepalese Military Academy (1993) ; Adjutant General (AG) of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) (1999)

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General Rookmangud Katawal is a former Nepalese Army general, who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army from 2006 to 2009.^[1]^[2] General Katawal has come across controversy after the then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal unilaterally decided to sack Katawal on May 3, 2009.^[3]^[4]

^ "रुक्मांगद कटवालसंग-13.08.14". August 13, 2014.
^ "Interview with Former Nepal Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal".
^ "Key party quits Nepal's coalition govt in protest over Katawal's sacking". Indian Express. May 3, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
^ "General state of uncertainty...Nepal's Maoist government falls as the army flexes its muscles". The Economist. May 5, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2015.

[1] "रुक्मांगद कटवालसंग-13.08.14". August 13, 2014.

[2] "Interview with Former Nepal Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal".

[3] "Key party quits Nepal's coalition govt in protest over Katawal's sacking". Indian Express. May 3, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2015.

[4] "General state of uncertainty...Nepal's Maoist government falls as the army flexes its muscles". The Economist. May 5, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2015.

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General Rookmangud Katawal
महारथी श्री रुकमाङ्गद कटवाल
General Katawal in New Delhi (2007)

Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army
In office 10 September 2006 – August, 2009
Preceded by	Pyar Jung Thapa
Succeeded by	Chhatra Man Singh Gurung

Personal details
Born	(1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 75) Okhaldhunga, Nepal
Spouse	Uma Katawal
Awards	Birendra Prajatantra Bhaskar Class II Gorkha Dakshin Bahu
Military service
Allegiance	Nepal
Branch/service	Nepali Army
Years of service	1969-2009
Rank	General
Commands	Shree Kalidhoj Battalion (1976-1977) United Nation Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) (1988) Shree Pashupati Prashad Battalion (1990-1993) Commandant of the Royal Nepalese Military Academy (1993) Adjutant General (AG) of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) (1999)