Sam Manekshaw

First Field marshal of the Indian Army (1914–2008)

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Lived 1914–2008, aged 94India
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    1914–2008
    Aged 94
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Updated 2026-06-22

Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, nicknamed as Sam Bahadur, was an Indian Army general officer who was the Chief of the army staff during the India–Pakistan war of 1971, and the first Indian army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. His active military career spanned four decades, beginning with service in World War II.

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