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Who is Chief of Army Staff
The current COAS is General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who took office on 31 December 2019. The Indian Army Chief is the head of the military staff of the Indian Army and the chairman of the Indian Army Board. The Chief is usually the highest ranking officer of the Indian army.
List of Indian Chief of Army Staff
| S. No. | Name | Date of Appointment | Last Date of Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Sir Robert Lockhart | 15-Aug-47 | 31 Dec 1947 |
| 2 | General Sir Roy Bucher | 01-Jan-48 | 14 Jan 1949 |
| 3 | Field Marshal KM Cariappa | 15-Jan-49 | 14 Jan 1953 |
| 4 | General KS Rajendra Sinhji | 15-Jan-53 | 14 May 1955 |
| 5 | General S.M. Srinagesh | 15-May-55 | 7 May 1957 |
| 6 | General K.S. Thimayya | 08-May-57 | 7 May 1961 |
| 7 | General P.N. Thapar | 08-May-61 | 19 November 1962 |
| 8 | General J.N. Choudhuri | 20-Nov-62 | 7 June 1966 |
| 9 | General P.P. Kumaramangalam | 08-Jun-66 | 7 June 1969 |
| 10 | General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw | 08-Jun-69 | 14 January 1973 |
| 11 | General G.G. Bewoor | 15-Jan-73 | 31 May 1975 |
| 12 | General T.N. Raina | 01-Jun-75 | 31 May 1978 |
| 13 | General O.P. Malhotra | 01-Jun-78 | 31 May 1981 |
| 14 | General K.V. Krishna Rao | 01-Jun-81 | 31 July 1983 |
| 15 | General A.S. Vaidya | 01-Aug-83 | 31 January 1986 |
| 16 | General K. Sunderji | 01-Feb-86 | 30 April 1988 |
| 17 | General V.N. Sharma | 01-May-88 | 30 June 1990 |
| 18 | General S.F. Rodrigues | 01-Jul-90 | 30 June 1993 |
| 19 | General B.C. Joshi | 01-Jul-93 | 18 November 1994 |
| 20 | General S. Roychowdhury | 22-Nov-94 | 30 September 1997 |
| 21 | General V.P.Malik | 01-Oct-97 | 30 September 2000 |
| 22 | General S. Padmanabhan | 01-Oct-00 | 31 December 2002 |
| 23 | General N.C.Vij | 01-Jan-03 | 31 January 2005 |
| 24 | General J.J. Singh | 01-Feb-05 | 30 September 2007 |
| 25 | General Deepak Kapoor | 30-Sep-07 | 30 March 2010 |
| 26 | General V.K. Singh | 31-Mar-10 | 31 May 2012 |
| 27 | General Bikram Singh | 01-Jun-12 | 31 July 2014 |
| 28 | General Dalbir Singh Suhag | 31-Jul-14 | 31 December 2016 |
| 29 | General Bipin Rawat | 31-Dec-16 | 31 December 2019 |
| 30. | General Manoj Mukund Naravane | 31-Dec-19 | Â Incumbent |