| Honorific Prefix: | Lieutenant General |
| I S Ghuman | |
| Honorific Suffix: | PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
| Serviceyears: | June 1981 – 31 March 2021 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Servicenumber: | IC-39607H |
| Unit: | Brigade of the Guards |
| Commands: | Central Command Deputy Chief of Army Staff(IS&T)<br>XXI Corps |
| Awards: | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |
Lieutenant General Iqroop Singh Ghuman, PVSM, AVSM, ADC is a commissioned officer of the Indian Army. He was the General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command of the Indian Army. He took office on 2 October when Lt Gen Abhay Krishna retired.[1] [2]
Ghuman is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended the Junior and Senior Command Course at Army War College, Mhow; Defence Service Staff College course at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; and National Defence Course Course at National Defence College, Delhi.[3]
Ghuman was commissioned into Brigade of the Guards in June 1981. He has held various important Command, Staff and Instructor appointments during his career. He has commanded an anti-tank guided missile battalion during Operation Parakram, an infantry brigade and an Infantry Division. He has held various other appointments including an instructor at Army Infantry School, Mhow; Director Perspective Planning in Army Headquarters, Colonel General Staff of Army Training Command; Brigade Major of a mountain brigade; Brigadier General Staff of a Corps in Western India; Major General Operational Logistics at HQ Eastern Command and Chief of Staff of Western Command. He has also served as an observer in the United Nations Mission in Angola.[4] [5] In July 2019, he was appointed to succeed Abhay Krishna as GOC-in-C, Central Command, effective 1 October.[6]
Ghuman served as Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems & Training) assuming office in 2018.[7]
Prior to Deputy Chief of Army Staff, he was the Commander, XXI Corps of the Indian Army and assumed office, 1 July 2017 onwards. He assumed the post from Lt General Cherish Mathson.[8] [9] [10]
During his career, he has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017 for his service as Chief of Staff of Western Command.[11] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2019.[12]
| Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | |||
| Special Service Medal | Siachen Glacier Medal | Operation Vijay Medal | Operation Parakram Medal | |
| Sainya Seva Medal | High Altitude Service Medal | Videsh Seva Medal | 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal | |
| 30 Years Long Service Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal | MONUA | |
| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 1981[13] | |||
| Indian Army | 13 June 1983[14] | ||
| Indian Army | 13 June 1986[15] | ||
| Indian Army | 13 June 1992[16] | ||
| Indian Army | 16 December 2004[17] | ||
| Indian Army | 1 October 2005[18] | ||
| Indian Army | 21 March 2009 (seniority from 13 June 2008)[19] | ||
| Indian Army | 1 March 2014 (seniority from 10 October 2011)[20] | ||
| Indian Army | 1 August 2016[21] | ||