Sam Manekshaw
Former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw MC, also known as Sam Bahadur, was the chief of the army staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field... Wikipedia
Born: April 3, 1914, Amritsar, India
Died: June 27, 2008 (age 94 years), Wellington, India
Spouse: Siloo Manekshaw (m. 1939–2001)
Children: Sherry Batliwala and Maja Daruwala
Awards: Padma Vibhushan, Burma Star, Padma Bhushan, and more
Full name: Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw
Previous office: Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1969–1973)