During his career, he commanded an independent infantry company and battalion before two stints at brigade command. At divisional level, he commanded forces during counter-insurgency operations in western Nepal. Politically, he has been the Nepalese military attaché in the United Kingdom and France, and served as a staff officer with the UNIFIL peace-keeping force in Lebanon.[2]
He became acting Chief of the Army Staff after General Rookmangud Katwal left office in the middle of 2009, and was formally appointed as his successor on September 9, 2009.[3]
chhatra, singh, gurung, general, born, july, 1952, nepali, military, officer, former, chief, army, staff, nepali, army, born, 1952, july, 1952, allegiance, nepalservice, branchnepali, armyrankgeneralcommands, heldchief, army, staffgurung, joined, then, royal, . General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung born July 18 1952 is a Nepali military officer and a former Chief of Army Staff of the Nepali Army Chhatra Man Singh GurungBorn 1952 07 18 July 18 1952 age 70 Allegiance NepalService wbr branchNepali ArmyRankGeneralCommands heldChief of Army StaffGurung joined the then Royal Nepalese Army in 1971 and studied at the Indian Military Academy before receiving his commission He later studied at the Command and General Staff College in the United States and the National Defense University in China as well as taking a degree from Tribhuvan University 1 During his career he commanded an independent infantry company and battalion before two stints at brigade command At divisional level he commanded forces during counter insurgency operations in western Nepal Politically he has been the Nepalese military attache in the United Kingdom and France and served as a staff officer with the UNIFIL peace keeping force in Lebanon 2 He became acting Chief of the Army Staff after General Rookmangud Katwal left office in the middle of 2009 and was formally appointed as his successor on September 9 2009 3 He retired on September 9 2012 4 Notes Edit Official biography Official biography Nepal Times September 9 2009 Nepalese Army Archived from the original on 2010 07 20 Retrieved 2010 09 26 References EditOfficial biographyMilitary officesPreceded byRookmangud Katawal Chief of Army Staff of the Nepali Army2009 2012 Succeeded byGaurav Shumsher JB Rana Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chhatra Man Singh Gurung amp oldid 1106241796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
