Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Ajay Kumar Singh,

PVSM Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: ) is a military award of India. It was constituted in 1960 and since then it is awarded in recognition to peace-time service of the most exceptional order and may be awarded posthumously. All ranks of the ...

AVSM Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Dis ...

, SM, VSM is the former Lieutenant Governor of

Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...

. He is an alumnus of Sainik School Rewa and

National Defence Academy The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services i.e. the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force train together before they go on ...

. He is former Commander in Chief of Southern Command of

Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...

. Singh was named 11th Lieutenant Governor of

in July 2013 and took office on 8 July 2013. He was given additional responsibility of the administration of

Puducherry Puducherry or Pondicherry may refer to: * Puducherry (union territory), a union territory of India ** Pondicherry, capital of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry district, a district of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry t ...

from July 2014 to May 2016. Singh is known for his contributions towards Andaman Society by starting Andaman's first medical College, ANIIMS and second degree college of South Andaman, ANCOL. Singh left the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after handing over charges on 19 August 2016. A.K. Singh was appointed as independent director to Air Works.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, A. K. Lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lieutenant Governors of Puducherry Indian generals Living people Sainik School alumni National Defence Academy (India) alumni 1953 births Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Recipients of the Sena Medal Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal