Satinder Kumar Saini

Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini, AVSM, YSM, VSM is the current Director General, Manpower Planning and Personnel Services (MP&PS) of the Indian Army. He is the former commander, IX Corps of the Indian Army and was in office from 4 January 2017 to 9 January 2018. The general officer is also The Colonel of the Jat Regiment.

Early life and Education
Saini is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended the Army Command and Staff Course at Staff College, Camberley; Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham; and National Defence College, Dhaka.

Career
Saini was commissioned into the 7th battalion of the Jat Regiment in June 1981. His commands include 7th battalion of the Jat Regiment, a Mountain Brigade in the Kashmir Valley, Counter Insurgency Force (Kilo) part of the Rashtriya Rifles and 9 Corps. The general officer has also held numerous staff appointments including Brigade Major of an infantry brigade, General Staff Officer (Operations) of an infantry division, BGS of a Corps, Director of Military Operations at Army HQ. He has held different instructor appointments including Senior Directing Staff at National Defence College, Weapons Instructor at National Security Guards Training Center and the Commandant of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.

During 36 years of his career, he has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2018), the Yudh Seva Medal, the Vishisht Seva Medal, the Chief of Army Staff Commendation, the Army Commander Commendation for his service.