Vishwa Nath Sharma

General
Vishwa Nath Sharma
PVSM, AVSM, ADC
General Vishwa Nath Sharma PVSM, AVSM, ADC
	Official portrait
14th Chief of the Army Staff
	In office; 1 June 1988 – 30 June 1990
President	R. Venkataraman
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi; Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Preceded by	Gen Krishnaswamy Sundarji
Succeeded by	Gen Sunith Francis Rodrigues
19th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
	In office; June 1987 – April 1988
President	Giani Zail Singh; R. Venkataraman
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	Lt Gen JK Puri
Succeeded by	Lt Gen Raj Mohan Vohra
Chief of Army Staff	Gen Krishnaswamy Sundarji
Personal details
Born	4 June 1930; London, England
Relations	Maj Gen Amar Nath Sharma (father); Maj Somnath Sharma (brother); Lt Gen Surindra Nath Sharma (brother)
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal; Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Nickname(s)	Tich; Sunny
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	1950–1990
Rank	General
Unit	16th Light Cavalry; 66th Armoured Regiment
Commands	Eastern Army; 66th Armoured Regiment
Battles/wars	Nagaland Insurgency of 1956; Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Mizoram Insurgency of 1973; IPKF Operation of 1987
Service number	IC-4769

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General Vishwa Nath Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (born 4 June 1930) was a senior Indian Army officer, serving as Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army 1988 and 1990. He was the first president's commissioned officer to lead the Indian Army, having been commissioned in June 1950.