AK Singh new general officer commanding-in-chief of Southern Command

Lieutenant General AK Singh has taken over as the new general officer commanding-in-chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army’s Southern Command from March 1.

A cavalry officer of distinction, Singh was commissioned in the elite 7th Light Cavalry, which he later commanded. Singh commanded the first T-90 brigade during ‘Operation Parakaram’, as also the elite White Tiger armoured division.

A graduate of the Staff College in Kimberley (UK), higher command course at the Army War College in Mhow, and the National Defence College in Delhi, he has held challenging command and staff appointments in field formations and at army headquarters.

Singh is a recipient of the Ati Vishist Seva Medal, Sena Medal and Vishist Seva Medal. He is married to Suneeti Singh, an accomplished educationalist whose concern for the welfare of war widows and their families is well established.

Singh has two sons, Vishal, a merchant navy officer, and Udai, an equestrian rider of international repute.