Satish Nambiar

Lieutenant General Chenicheri Satish Nambiar VrC is a retired Indian general. He was the first Force Commander and Head of Mission of UNPROFOR, the United Nations Protection Force in the former Yugoslavia during 1992–1993. He is the elder brother of former UN Under-Secretary-General Vijay Nambiar.

Satish Nambiar VrC
Birth name	Chenicheri Satish Nambiar
Born	(1936-08-30) 30 August 1936 (age 88) Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Years of service	1956–1994
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	IC-10018
Unit	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

Early life

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

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

• Vir Chakra, for Operation Cactus-Lilly (1971)^[3]
• Padma Bhushan, 2009^[4]

Military Decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal		Vir Chakra			General Service Medal
Samar Seva Medal	Poorvi Star	Paschimi Star	Raksha Medal
Sangram Medal	Sainya Seva Medal	High Altitude Service Medal	Videsh Seva Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal	30 Years Long Service Medal	20 Years Long Service Medal	9 Years Long Service Medal

Bibliography

• Satish Nambiar; Chandar S. Sundaram; Rana Chhina (2009). For the Honour of India: A History of Indian Peacekeeping. Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, United Service Institution of India. ISBN 978-81-902097-8-6.
• UN High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change (2004). A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility : Report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change. United Nations Publications. ISBN 978-92-1-100958-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)