Indian Army
Osman Contractor
Brigadier · Corps of EME (Electrical and Mechanical Engineers)
Date of Birth
25 October 1947
Balidan Diwas
23 March 2001
State of Origin
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
Service Number
IC-24068
Unit / Regiment
Corps of EME (Electrical and Mechanical Engineers)
War / Conflict
1971 Indo-Pak War
Biography
Brigadier Osman Contractor had a distinguished 32-year military career, commissioned on 21 December 1969 through the 28th Tech Graduate course at IMA Dehradun. He participated in the 1971 Indo-Pak War when his unit, the 974 Air Defence Workshop, deployed in Srinagar. As a young Captain, he served as Adjutant at EME School in Baroda and later as instructor at OTS Madras. As Colonel, he commanded the 639 EME Battalion at Yol (1991-93) before becoming Head of Department of Tactics and Management at MCEME. From 1995-98, he served as Deputy Military Attache at Indias Moscow Embassy, evaluating armored vehicles and providing engineering support for Russian-origin military equipment. His subsequent postings included Joint Director in Master General Ordnance Branch, Commandant of 505 Army Base Workshop in New Delhi (1998-2000), and Deputy Director General Equipment Management (2000-2001). A die-hard soldier at heart, he was a good human being who commanded respect from superiors and subordinates alike.
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