Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Lt General A. K. Singh (retd) is presently the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He is an ex student of Sainik School Rewa and former Commander in Chief of Southern Command of Indian Army.Lt Gen (Retd) A K Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, the Lt Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ex-General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, alumnus of National Defence Academy was commissioned into one of the oldest Regiments, the 7th Light Cavalry on 17 June 1973. He has schooled at some of the most prestigious training academies in the country and abroad. These include the Staff College at Camberley in the United Kingdom, having topped the Staff College entrance examination; Malinovski Tank Academy in Moscow; Royal College of Military Science, United Kingdom and the renowned National Defence Colleges in India and in Sweden. He achieved top honours in every course that he attended both in India and abroad, achieving a unique distinction of being the only officer to be trained both in Russia and NATO, at the height of Cold War. He has an M.Sc and M.Phil in Defence Studies in addition to his military qualifications. He is currently enrolled for a Ph.D from Pune University.The General has commanded the 7th Cavalry, a T-90 Tank Brigade, an Armoured Division and the most powerful Strike 1 (Corps), and has the distinction of conceiving and executing some of the largest ever maneuvers in recent times including two landmark exercises; Yodha Shakti in 2010 and Exercise Sudarshan Shakti in 2011, which displayed the might of the Indian Army and the Air Force in the Thar desert. Till January 2013, he headed the largest Command, the Southern Army, covering ten States and four Union Territories and 40 % of India's landmass.After a distinguished and long service in the Armed Forces, Lt Gen (Retd) A K Singh was entrusted with the responsibility of Administrator/Lt Governor of A&N Islands. He took over as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 8 July 2013.. }
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- A._K._Singh abstract "Lt General A. K. Singh (retd) is presently the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He is an ex student of Sainik School Rewa and former Commander in Chief of Southern Command of Indian Army.Lt Gen (Retd) A K Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, the Lt Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ex-General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, alumnus of National Defence Academy was commissioned into one of the oldest Regiments, the 7th Light Cavalry on 17 June 1973. He has schooled at some of the most prestigious training academies in the country and abroad. These include the Staff College at Camberley in the United Kingdom, having topped the Staff College entrance examination; Malinovski Tank Academy in Moscow; Royal College of Military Science, United Kingdom and the renowned National Defence Colleges in India and in Sweden. He achieved top honours in every course that he attended both in India and abroad, achieving a unique distinction of being the only officer to be trained both in Russia and NATO, at the height of Cold War. He has an M.Sc and M.Phil in Defence Studies in addition to his military qualifications. He is currently enrolled for a Ph.D from Pune University.The General has commanded the 7th Cavalry, a T-90 Tank Brigade, an Armoured Division and the most powerful Strike 1 (Corps), and has the distinction of conceiving and executing some of the largest ever maneuvers in recent times including two landmark exercises; Yodha Shakti in 2010 and Exercise Sudarshan Shakti in 2011, which displayed the might of the Indian Army and the Air Force in the Thar desert. Till January 2013, he headed the largest Command, the Southern Army, covering ten States and four Union Territories and 40 % of India's landmass.After a distinguished and long service in the Armed Forces, Lt Gen (Retd) A K Singh was entrusted with the responsibility of Administrator/Lt Governor of A&N Islands. He took over as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 8 July 2013.".