Om Prakash Malhotra
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General General Om Prakash Malhotra PVSM |
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6 August 1922 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
| Died | 29 December 2015 (aged 93) Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
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 British India India
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| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army Indian Army
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| Years of service | 1941–1981 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Spouse(s) | Saroj Malhotra |
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General Om Prakash "OP" Malhotra, PVSM (August 6, 1922 – December 29, 2015) was an Indian Army General. He was the 13th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1978 – 1981. He also served as the Ambassador of India to Indonesia from 1981 – 1984, and Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh from 1990 – 1991.
He was born in Srinagar, Kashmir, on August 6, 1922 and received his schooling first at Model High School, Srinagar, and then at Sri Pratap College, Srinagar. He then attended Government College, Lahore, before being selected to join the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
He was commissioned in the Regiment of Artillery as a Second Lieutenant in November 1941. His first assignment was with 26 (Jacobs) Mountain Battery in Razmak, North West Frontier Province. He was later assigned to 15 (Jhelum) Mountain Battery which, as part of the 50th Parachute Brigade, fought against the Japanese during the Second World War on the Burmese front. He distinguished himself as a young officer in The Battle of Sangshak where he was wounded in action. He later became Second-in-Command of 13 (Dardoni) Mountain Battery.
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