Satish Nambiar

Satish Nambiar
Birth name Chenicheri Satish Nambiar
Born August 30, 1936
Mumbai
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Service number IC-10018
Unit 1 Maratha Light Infantry
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistan War of 1965
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
Yugoslav Wars
Awards Padma Bhushan
PVSM
AVSM
Vir Chakra
Spouse(s) Indira
Relations Brother - Vijay Nambiar
Daughter - Rekha
Son - Rajesh
Other work Distinguished Fellow of IDSA

Lieutenant General Chenicheri Satish Nambiar is an Indian general. He was the first Force Commander and Head of Mission of UNPROFOR, the United Nations Protection Force in the former Yugoslavia during 1992-93. He is the elder brother of former UN Under-Secretary-General Vijay Nambiar.

Early life

Lt Gen Nambiar was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) on 30 August 1936, to Kunhananthan Nambiar and Chenicheri Devikutty. He was educated mostly in Pune and Mumbai, and is an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He was an Under Officer with the National Cadet Corps, and joined the 20th regular course of the Indian Military Academy.

Military career

During 1977-1979, Nambiar was a part of the Indian Army Training team in Iraq. During 1983-1987, he worked as a Military Adviser at the High Commission of India, London.[1]

He also worked as the Director General of Military Operations in India. He was the first Force Commander and Head of Mission of the United Nations forces in Yugoslavia. He retired as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India) in 1994.[2]

After retirement

After his retirement, Nambiar worked as a researcher and author on topics related to war, defence strategy and international relations. He served on the United Nations High Level Panel on “Threats, Challenges and Change”, which provided basis for the UN Secretary General's report to the 2005 World Summit. Since 2011, he is a distinguished fellow of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.[1]

Awards

Bibliography

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Nambiar, Satish". The University of Queensland. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. "Biographical Data: Satish Nambiar" (PDF). United Nations. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. "Vir Chakra Awardee: Lt Col Satish Nambiar, AVSM, VrC". The War Decorated Trust. Retrieved 28 June 2014.

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Preceded by
First Appointee
Commander UNPROFOR
1992 1993
Succeeded by
Lieutenant General Lars-Eric Wahlgren (Sweden)