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Rajendra Chhetri

Rajendra Chhetri

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General Rajendra Chhetri (Nepali: राजेन्द्र क्षत्री;[1] IAST:rājendra kṣatrī) born 15 November 1960) is a Nepali military officer and former Chief of Army Staff of the Nepalese Army,[2][3] He was conferred Honorary General of the Indian Army.[4]

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Career

Chhetri joined the Nepal Army as a lieutenant on October 24, 1978,[5] and was commissioned into the Rajdal Battalion from Kharipati.[citation needed] He completed war-college from the United States. He was promoted to major general in November 2011, and to lieutenant general in February 2015.[5] He assumed office of the Chief of Army Staff on 10 September 2015, following the retirement of General Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana.[6]

Family

He was born in 1960[5] as the second son of Colonel Gopal Bahadur Khatri Kshatri and Pramila Kshatri in Dudhekuna village, Chok Chisapani VDC of Tanahun District.[7][6] He is married to Rita Chhetri.[3]

References

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    "प्रधानसेनापति महारथी श्री राजेन्द्र क्षत्री श्रीलङ्काको औपचारिक भ्रमण सम्पन्न गरी स्वदेश फिर्ता". nepalarmy.mil.np. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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    "Nepal army chief leaves on China visit". The Times of India. 27 March 2016. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
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    "Army chief leaves for China today". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
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    "Nepal Army chief conferred honorary rank of general in India". thehimalayantimes.com. 3 February 2016.
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    Binod Ghimire (25 February 2015). "Chhetri to be next CoAS". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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    "Prez appoints Gen Rajendra Chhetri as new army chief". Himalayan News Service. 11 September 2015.
  7. [7]
    "महारथी श्री राजेन्द्र क्षत्री प्रधान सेनापति को संक्षिप्त जीवनी". nayabato.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017.
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