Senior Officers of the IAF - 2000 by Appointment

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Appointment, UnitRank & NameDates
CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Chief Marshal Anil Yeshwant Tipnis (5859 GD(P))1998-12-31 to 2001-12-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.23 Squadron --Same as above--1994-07-22 to 2002-04-18
AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Dinesh Chandra Dhyani (6590 A&SD)1995-11-03 to 2001-06-30
AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Vinod Patney (6125 GD(P))1999-11-01 to 2000-07-31
--------do---------AllahabadAir Marshal Vinod Kumar Verma (6528 GD(P))2000-08-01 to 2002-04-30
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Krishnan Narayan Nair (6346 GD(P))1999-01-04 to 2000-11-30 - Retired
--------do---------ShillongAir Marshal Satish Govind Inamdar (7189 GD(P))2000-12-01 to 2002-01-20
AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Shanti Swaroop Gupta (6805 ENG)1997-08-01 to 2002-04-30
AOC-in-C, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Darshan Singh Basra (6519 GD(P))1999-01-15 to 2000-08-31 - Retired
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Marshal Manjit Singh Sekhon (6756 GD(P))2000-09-01 to 2002-03-12
AOC-in-C, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Vinod Kumar Bhatia (6497 GD(P))1999-11-01 to 2001-07-31
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Jagbir Singh Rai (6507 GD(P))1998-01-01 to 2001-03-31
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy (6338 GD(P))1999-11-01 to 2001-07-31
AOLM, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Sriperumbudur Raghavan (6710 EQPT)1999-03-22 to 2001-10-31
AOP, PSO: Personnel, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Khushindhar Singh Bindra (6863 GD(P))1999-10-01 to 2002-01-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.16 SquadronAir Marshal Allandur Sulochanan Gurunathan (10443 GD(P))1998-03-16 to 2004-03-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.17 SquadronAir Marshal Sunil Kumar Malik (9002 GD(P))1998-10-26 to 2005-07-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.29 SquadronAir Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 GD(P))1998-01-01 to 2005-12-31
Cmde Cmdt, Tactics and Combat Development EstablishmentAir Marshal Vinod Kumar Verma (6528 GD(P))2000-06-06 to 2002-04-30
Cmdt, National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Marshal Velayudhan Girish Kumar (6747 GD(P))1999-04-16 to 2001-03-31
DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Satish Govind Inamdar (7189 GD(P))1999-10-01 to 2000-11-30
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Tej Mohan Asthana (7672 GD(P))2000-12-01 to 2002-03-17
DG (Radar & Comm Project), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Proteep Kumar Ghosh (7106 SIGS)2000-08-01 to 2001-09-30
DGMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Sahab Prasad Verma (6466 MED)1997-02-02 to 2000-05-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Laljee Kumar Verma (7768 MED)2000-06-01 to 2002-08-27
IG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Teshter Jall Master (7224 GD(P))1999-10-01 to 2001-03-31
Proj Dir, National Flight Test Center, ADABangaloreAir Marshal Philip Rajkumar (6748 GD(P))1996-09-17 to 2001-08-31
SASO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Vinod Kumar Verma (6528 GD(P))1999-10-01 to 2000-07-31
--------do---------AllahabadAir Marshal Tej Mohan Asthana (7672 GD(P))2000-08-01 to 2000-11-30
SASO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi (8130 GD(P))2000-12-01 to 2002-05-14
SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Michael McMahon (7399 GD(P))1999-10-01 to 2001-03-31
SASO, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Prakash Sadashivrao Pingale (6755 GD(P))1999-10-01 to 2001-03-31
SASO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Syed Shahid Hussain Naqvi (7193 GD(P))1999-10-01 to 2001-05-29
SASO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Manjit Singh Sekhon (6756 GD(P))1999-09-30 to 2000-08-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 GD(P))2000-09-01 to 2002-01-20
SMSO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Proteep Kumar Ghosh (7106 SIGS)1999-08-24 to 2000-07-31
--------do---------NagpurAir Marshal Dinesh Chandra Nigam (7938 SIGS)2000-08-01 to 2002-04-30
VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Prithvi Singh Brar (6007 GD(P))1999-01-04 to 2000-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Vinod Patney (6125 GD(P))2000-08-01 to 2001-07-31
ACAS (Accounts), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Vancharla Anjaneyulu (8609 ACCTS)1998-11-03 to 2001-01-31
ACAS (Inspection), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Purnendu Kumar Mukherjee (7698 GD(P))1997-02-03 to 2000-06-06
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Brijendra Mohan Bali (8438 GD(P))2000-06-07 to 2001-07-31
ACAS (Intelligence), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sunil Kumar Malik (9002 GD(P))1999-09-01 to 2002-01-20
ACAS (Logistics), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Suresh Chandra Vohra (6713 EQPT)1999-03-22 to 2000-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Mukut Prasad Sanyal (10017 EQPT)2000-08-01 to 2003-11-30
ACAS (Meteorology), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Krishna Chandra Verma (7583 MET)1998-11-03 to 2001-06-30
ACAS (Ops), Air Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Vice Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi (8130 GD(P))1999-09-01 to 2000-12-01
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Narayan Menon (9005 GD(P))2000-12-01 to 2002-02-01
ACAS (Pers - Officers), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Tej Mohan Asthana (7672 GD(P))1999-09-01 to 2000-07-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Ajit Bhavnani (10440 GD(P))2000-08-01 to 2002-10-31
ACAS (Plans), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Subhash Chandra Rastogi (8999 GD(P))2000-01-03 to 2002-09-15
ACAS (Sigs Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Ramyar Keki Batha (9588 SIGS)2000-12-01 to 2002-08-31
ACAS (Systems), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Ranjeet Kumar Gupta (8899 SIGS)1999-03-22 to 2000-03-05
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Rameshwar Nath (8913 SIGS)2000-03-06 to 2001-05-10
ACAS (Training), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Manpreet Singh Brar (8715 GD(P))1999-02-15 to 2001-08-31
ACAS (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Arunachalam Saibaba (9996 A&SD)1999-09-01 to 2003-03-31
Addl ACAS (Ops), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Narayan Menon (9005 GD(P))2000-06-07 to 2000-12-17
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Jain (9716 GD(P))1999-09-01 to 2000-06-06
Addl ACAS (Ops), Air Head QuartersDelhi --Same as above--2000-12-18 to 2002-01-10
AOC, 1 Air Defence Control CentreDelhiAir Vice Marshal Babu Ajit Kumar Shetty (10110 GD(P))2000-09-01 to 2002-08-31
AOC, 2 Air Defence Control CentreGandhinagarAir Vice Marshal Anil Kumar Trikha (8436 GD(P))1999-09-01 to 2000-03-31
AOC, Jammu & KashmirUdhampurAir Vice Marshal Narayan Menon (9005 GD(P))1998-06-01 to 2000-02-01
--------do---------UdhampurAir Vice Marshal Gopalasamudram Mahadevan Vishwanathan (9056 GD(P))2000-02-01 to 2002-12-31
AOC, Jammu & KashmirUdhampurAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Jain (9716 GD(P))2000-06-07 to 2000-12-17
AOC, Maritime Air OperationsBombayAir Vice Marshal Chandra Kant Krishnatri (7697 GD(P))1999-02-11 to 2000-08-31 - Retired
--------do---------BombayAir Vice Marshal Harpal Singh Ahluwalia (9821 GD(P))2000-09-01 to 2002-06-09
CI (Air), Defence Services Staff CollegeWellingtonAir Vice Marshal Ashok Kumar Goel (8151 GD(P))2000-01-01 to 2001-03-01
Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigalAir Vice Marshal Jogendra Singh Sisodia (7696 GD(P))1998-08-18 to 2000-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------DundigalAir Vice Marshal Subhash Bhojwani (9734 GD(P))2000-08-01 to 2002-06-05
Cmdt, College of Air WarfareSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Adi Rustomji Ghandhi (7722 GD(P))1999-09-01 to 2001-03-31
Cmdt, Command Hospital, Air ForceBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Kukkehalli Prabhakar Hegde (7253 MED)1997-06-09 to 2000-03-31
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Ramlal Dham (8097 MED)2000-06-17 to 2001-12-31
DG , Air Force Naval Housing BoardDelhiAir Vice Marshal Aditya Vikram Pethia (8384 GD(P))2000-07-17 to 2001-09-30
Dy Cmdt & CI, National Defence AcademyKhadakvaslaAir Vice Marshal Bijoy Krishna Pandey (8990 GD(P))1997-12-19 to 2000-02-06
SAASO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Harbinder Singh Sidhu (7682 GD(P))2000-06-07 to 2001-11-30
--------do---------NagpurAir Vice Marshal Raghu Rajan (8997 GD(P))1999-07-01 to 2000-06-06
SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Sitaramaiah Pingali (7674 GD(P))1998-08-17 to 2000-04-16
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Puzhankara Ambalavattam Hari Mohan (9723 GD(P))2000-04-17 to 2001-10-17
SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Vice Marshal Raghu Rajan (8997 GD(P))2000-06-07 to 2002-06-04
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Nirmal Thusu (9033 GD(P))1998-04-01 to 2000-01-06
SMSO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Pirthi Pal Singh Kahlon (7979 ENG)1998-05-29 to 2001-02-28
SMSO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Ranjeet Kumar Gupta (8899 SIGS)2000-03-01 to 2001-09-30
SMSO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Koyippillil Balagangadhara Kurup (8020 ENG)1998-08-10 to 2000-08-31 - Retired
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Puran Chandra Singh Rautela (9576 SIGS)2000-09-04 to 2002-05-31
SOA, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Ramesh Chandra Mahadik (8570 A&SD)1999-09-01 to 2000-08-07
--------do---------AllahabadAir Vice Marshal Apurba Kumar Bhattacharyya (10008 A&SD)2000-08-14 to 2001-11-30
SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Aditya Vikram Pethia (8384 GD(P))1999-02-15 to 2000-07-16
--------do---------ShillongAir Vice Marshal Jagdarshan Singh Sandhu (10139 GD(P))2000-07-17 to 2002-08-31
SOA, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Vice Marshal Govind Chandra Singh Rajwar (8103 GD(N))1999-12-01 to 2000-12-31
SOA, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Amalendra Nath Sen (8395 GD(P))1999-09-01 to 2001-07-31
SOA, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Jagnandan Kumar Pathania (8053 A&SD)1998-08-18 to 2000-07-21
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Ramesh Chandra Mahadik (8570 A&SD)2000-08-14 to 2001-06-20

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