Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam
P P Kumaramangalam | |
|---|---|
| 6th Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 8 June 1966 – 7 June 1969 | |
| President | Zakir Husain V. V. Giri |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri |
| Succeeded by | Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam 1 July 1913 |
| Died | 13 March 2000 (aged 86) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Resting place | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | British India (1933–1947) India (after 1947) |
| Branch | British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Service years | 1933–1969 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | IA-1282 |
| Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
| Commands | Eastern Army |
| Conflicts | World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Second Sino-Indian War |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan Distinguished Service Order Member of the Order of the British Empire |
| Relations | P. Subbarayan (Father) Mohan Kumaramangalam (Brother) Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam (Brother's Grandson) |
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General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam DSO MBE FRHS (1 July 1913 – 13 March 2000) was a senior Indian Army officer, serving as Chief of the Army Staff between 1966 and 1969. He was the last King's Commissioned Indian Officer (KCIO) to lead the Indian Army.