Manohar Lal Chibber | |
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Born | India | 24 August 1927
Died | 2015 (aged 87–88) |
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Awards |
Manohar Lal Chibber (24 August 1927 – 2015) was an Indian Army officer and writer, known for his involvement in the Siachen conflict of 1986. [2] He held the position of a Lieutenant General in the Indian Army and is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal. [3] [4]
Chibber was GOC-in-C of India's Northern Command, Adjutant General, and Director of Military Operations. He was a faculty at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. [5]
Chibber held a doctoral degree in Leadership and was a recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship. Chibber was a director of the Management Development Institute, a centre of higher training for the Indian Administrative Service officers and corporate leaders. [2]
Chibber was the author of several books on military and leadership, viz. Pakistan's Criminal Folly in Kashmir, [6] Military Leadership to Prevent Military Coup, [7] Soldier's Role in National Integration, [8] Leadership in the Indian Army during eighties and nineties, [9] History of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, [10] Para Military Forces [11] National Service For Defence, Development And National Integration Of India [12] and Sai Baba's Mahavakya on Leadership. [13]
In 1986, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award. [14] Chibber died in 2015. [15]