Joginder Jaswant Singh

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General Joginder Jaswant Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (born 17 September 1945), commonly known as JJ Singh, is an Indian politician and former Army Chief. He was the 21st Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He was appointed on 27 November 2004, and took over the role when his predecessor, General NC Vij, retired on 31 January 2005. He was succeeded by General Deepak Kapoor. He served as the COAS from 31 January 2005, to 30 September 2007. He is the first Sikh to have led the Indian Army and the 11th chief of army staff from the Western Command based at Chandimandir. At the time of his appointment he was the most senior officer in the army after General NC Vij. Following his retirement, he became Governor of the state of Arunachal Pradesh on 27 January 2008.

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