One of the most highly trained and professional officers, 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.
A top rank General of the Indian Army, he has been an outstanding and bold Tank Commander from a Young Officer with T 55 Tanks to General Officer Commanding with latest T 90 Tanks. 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.
The General is a keen Sportsman with profound inclination towards tough and adventurous sporting activities such as Cycle Polo and Horse Riding. For his exceptional and outstanding services, the General has been decorated with numerous awards. He was the Colonel of the Six Armoured Regiment i.e. 7th Light Cavalry, Scinde Horse, 5, 46, 51 and 74 Armoured Regiments.
After a distinguished and long service in the Armed Forces, Lt Gen A K Singh (Retd) 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 8th July 2013.
One of the most highly trained and professional officers, he has schooled at some of the most prestigious training academies in the country and abroad.
Lt Gen. A. K. Singh PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd) the Lt Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ex-General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command
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