Rookmangud Katawal
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General Rookmangud Katawal is a former Nepalese Army general, who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army from 2006 to 2009.[1][2] General Katawal has come across controversy after the then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal unilaterally decided to sack Katawal on May 3, 2009.[3][4]
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Rookmangud Katawal | |
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महारथी श्री रुकमाङ्गद कटवाल | |
Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army | |
In office 10 September 2006 – August, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Pyar Jung Thapa |
Succeeded by | Chhatra Man Singh Gurung |
Personal details | |
Born | (1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 75) Okhaldhunga, Nepal |
Spouse | Uma Katawal |
Awards | Birendra Prajatantra Bhaskar Class II Gorkha Dakshin Bahu |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Nepal |
Branch/service | Nepali Army |
Years of service | 1969-2009 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Shree Kalidhoj Battalion (1976-1977) United Nation Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) (1988) Shree Pashupati Prashad Battalion (1990-1993) Commandant of the Royal Nepalese Military Academy (1993) Adjutant General (AG) of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) (1999) |
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