General Joginder Jaswant Singh (born 17 September 1945) was the 22nd Chief of the Army Staff of India. He was appointed on November 27, 2004, and took over the role when his predecessor, General N C Vij, retired on 31 January 2005. He was succeeded by General Deepak Kapoor. He served as Chief of army staff from January 31, 2005, to September 30, 2007. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned into the 9 Maratha Light Infantry on 2 August 1964.