Senior Officers of the IAF - 1998 by date of rank

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Rank & NameAppointment, UnitDates
Air Chief Marshal Anil Yeshwant Tipnis (5859 F(P))Cmde Cmdt, No.23 Squadron1994-07-22 to 2002-04-18
Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen (5370 F(P))CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhi1995-12-31 to 1998-12-31 - Retired
Air Chief Marshal Anil Yeshwant Tipnis (5859 F(P))CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhi1998-12-31 to 2001-12-31
Air Marshal Dinesh Chandra Dhyani (6590 ADM)AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQDelhi1995-11-03 to 2001-06-30
Air Marshal Janak Kapur (5585 F(P))Cmde Cmdt, No.17 Squadron1995-12-20 to 1998-10-25
Air Marshal Prithvi Singh Brar (6007 F(P))AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillong1996-04-01 to 1999-01-03
Air Marshal Darshan Singh Basra (6519 F(P))SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillong1996-04-01 to 1998-02-28
Air Marshal Vinod Kumar Verma (6528 F(P))AOP, PSO: Personnel, Air HQDelhi1996-04-11 to 1999-09-30
Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar (6748 F(P))Proj Dir, National Flight Test Center, ADABangalore1996-09-17 to 2001-08-31
Air Marshal Prakash Sadashivrao Pingale (6755 F(P))IG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQDelhi1996-10-16 to 1999-09-30
Air Marshal Sahab Prasad Verma (6466 MED)DGMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhi1997-02-02 to 2000-05-31
Air Marshal Vinod Patney (6125 F(P))AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhi1997-04-01 to 1999-10-31
Air Marshal Anil Yeshwant Tipnis (5859 F(P))VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhi1997-04-01 to 1998-12-31
Air Marshal Krishnan Narayan Nair (6346 F(P))AOC-in-C, Southern Air CommandTrivandrum1997-05-01 to 1999-01-02
Air Marshal Thrunillayi Ramaswamy Janakiraman (7058 AE(M))SMSO, Maintenance CommandNagpur1997-06-16 to 1999-05-23
Air Marshal Khushindhar Singh Bindra (6863 F(P))SASO, Central Air CommandAllahabad1997-07-01 to 1998-02-15
Air Marshal Shanti Swaroop Gupta (6805 ENG)AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandNagpur1997-08-01 to 2002-04-30
Air Marshal Proteep Kumar Ghosh (7106 AE(L))AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQDelhi1997-08-01 to 1999-05-31
Air Marshal Syed Shahid Hussain Naqvi (7193 F(P))DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhi1997-09-01 to 1999-09-30
Air Marshal Teshter Jall Master (7224 F(P))SASO, South Western Air CommandJohdpur/ Gandhinagar1997-09-01 to 1999-09-30
Air Marshal Michael McMahon (7399 F(P))Cmde Cmdt, No.14 Squadron1997-09-08 to 2004-09-30
Air Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy (6338 F(P))AOC-in-C, South Western Air CommandJohdpur/ Gandhinagar1997-12-01 to 1999-10-31
Air Marshal Vinod Kumar Bhatia (6497 F(P))AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAllahabad1997-12-22 to 1999-10-31
Air Marshal Jagbir Singh Rai (6507 F(P))AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangalore1998-01-01 to 2001-03-31
Air Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 F(P))Cmde Cmdt, No.29 Squadron1998-01-01 to 2005-12-31
Air Marshal Khushindhar Singh Bindra (6863 F(P))SASO, Training CommandBangalore1998-02-01 to 1999-09-30
Air Marshal Manjit Singh Sekhon (6756 F(P))SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillong1998-03-01 to 1999-09-30
Air Marshal Satish Govind Inamdar (7189 F(P))SASO, Central Air CommandAllahabad1998-03-09 to 1999-09-29
Air Marshal Darshan Singh Basra (6519 F(P))SASO, Western Air CommandDelhi1998-03-09 to 1999-01-03
Air Marshal Allandur Sulochanan Gurunathan (10443 F(P))Cmde Cmdt, No.16 Squadron1998-03-16 to 2004-03-31
Air Marshal Sunil Kumar Malik (9002 F(P))Cmde Cmdt, No.17 Squadron1998-10-26 to 2005-07-31
Air Vice Marshal Tushar Sen (6006 F(P))Cmde Cmdt, No.1 Squadron1993-10-01 to 1999-03-30
Air Vice Marshal Krishna Chandra Verma (7583 MET)Director (Meteorology), Air Head QuartersDelhi1994-12-01 to 1998-11-02
Air Vice Marshal Sriperumbudur Raghavan (6710 LGS)ACAS (Logistics), Air Head QuartersDelhi1995-01-02 to 1999-03-21
Air Vice Marshal Suresh Chandra Vohra (6713 LGS)AOLM, Maintenance CommandNagpur1995-07-10 to 1999-03-21
Air Vice Marshal Srinivas Anand Bhaskar Naidu (7230 F(P))SOA, Training CommandBangalore1995-08-01 to 1998-01-31
Air Vice Marshal Jeffrey D'Souza (7432 F(P))SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhi1995-09-01 to 1998-03-31 - Retired
Air Vice Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 F(P))Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigal1995-12-21 to 1998-08-17
Air Vice Marshal Harbans Perminder Singh (7485 F(N))SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillong1996-02-01 to 1998-07-09
Air Vice Marshal Sitaramaiah Pingali (7674 F(P))Director (PO), Air Head QuartersDelhi1996-03-01 to 1998-08-16
Air Vice Marshal Jogendra Singh Sisodia (7696 F(P))ACAS (Plans), Air Head QuartersDelhi1996-03-29 to 1998-08-16
Air Vice Marshal Michael McMahon (7399 F(P))ACAS (Ops), Air Head QuartersDelhi1996-06-01 to 1999-01-01
Air Vice Marshal Govind Chandra Singh Rajwar (8103 F(N))SOA, Western Air CommandDelhi1996-07-01 to 1998-08-17
Air Vice Marshal Awatar Krishan Zadoo (7922 AE(L))SMSO, Central Air CommandAllahabad1996-07-22 to 1998-05-28
Air Vice Marshal Kurumthodathil Cherian Phillipose (7702 F(P))AOC, Maritime Air OperationsBombay1996-07-30 to 1999-02-10
Air Vice Marshal Adi Rustomji Ghandhi (7722 F(P))Addl ACAS (Ops), Air Head QuartersDelhi1996-10-01 to 1998-08-16
Air Vice Marshal Satish Govind Inamdar (7189 F(P))CI (Air), Defence Services Staff CollegeWellington1996-10-01 to 1998-06-30
Air Vice Marshal Jagnandan Kumar Pathania (8053 ADM)SOA, Central Air CommandAllahabad1997-01-20 to 1998-08-16
Air Vice Marshal Ashok Kumar Goel (8151 F(P))Ops Mgr, Aviation Research CenterDelhi1997-02-01 to 1999-12-31
Air Vice Marshal Purnendu Kumar Mukherjee (7698 F(P))ACAS (Inspection), Air Head QuartersDelhi1997-02-03 to 2000-01-06
Air Vice Marshal Aditya Vikram Pethia (8384 F(P))Director (Training), Air Head QuartersDelhi1997-03-03 to 1998-11-02
Air Vice Marshal Gulugunji Vishnu Bhat (9666 ACCTS)Director (Fin Plan), Air Head QuartersDelhi1997-04-01 to 1998-04-30 - Retired
Air Vice Marshal Chandra Kant Krishnatri (7697 F(P))SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrum1997-05-01 to 1998-08-16
Air Vice Marshal Kukkehalli Prabhakar Hegde (7253 MED)Cmdt, Command Hospital, Air ForceBangalore1997-06-09 to 2000-03-31
Air Vice Marshal Man Mohan Sehgal (8390 F(P))SAASO, Maintenance CommandNagpur1997-06-20 to 1998-08-16
Air Vice Marshal Chandra Kant Krishnatri (7697 F(P))Cmde Cmdt, No.6 Squadron1997-09-01 to 2000-08-01
Air Vice Marshal Anil Kumar Trikha (8436 F(P))Cmdt, College of Air WarfareSecunderabad1997-10-03 to 1999-08-31
Air Vice Marshal Bijoy Krishna Pandey (8990 F(P))Dy Cmdt & CI, National Defence AcademyKhadakvasla1997-12-19 to 2000-02-06
Air Vice Marshal Ramesh Chandra Mahadik (8570 ADM)ACAS (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhi1998-02-01 to 1999-09-01
Air Vice Marshal Arunachalam Saibaba (9996 ADM)SOA, Training CommandBangalore1998-02-01 to 1999-08-31
Air Vice Marshal Nirmal Thusu (9033 F(P))SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhi1998-04-01 to 2000-01-06
Air Vice Marshal Pirthi Pal Singh Kahlon (7979 ENG)SMSO, Central Air CommandAllahabad1998-05-29 to 2001-02-28
Air Vice Marshal Narayan Menon (9005 F(P))AOC, Jammu & KashmirUdhampur1998-06-01 to 2000-02-01
Air Vice Marshal Subhash Chandra Rastogi (8999 F(P))CI (Air), Defence Services Staff CollegeWellington1998-07-01 to 1999-12-31
Air Vice Marshal Man Mohan Sehgal (8390 F(P))ACAS (Plans), Air Head QuartersDelhi1998-08-17 to 1999-12-31
Air Vice Marshal Adi Rustomji Ghandhi (7722 F(P))Director (PO), Air Head QuartersDelhi1998-08-17 to 1998-11-02
Air Vice Marshal Krishan Kumar Sangar (7017 F(P))SAASO, Maintenance CommandNagpur1998-08-17 to 1999-05-31
Air Vice Marshal Sitaramaiah Pingali (7674 F(P))SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrum1998-08-17 to 2000-04-16
Air Vice Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 F(P))SOA, Central Air CommandAllahabad1998-08-17 to 1999-08-31
Air Vice Marshal Chandra Kant Krishnatri (7697 F(P))SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillong1998-08-17 to 1999-02-09
Air Vice Marshal Govind Chandra Singh Rajwar (8103 F(N))ADG (A), HQ NCCDelhi1998-08-18 to 1999-11-30
Air Vice Marshal Jogendra Singh Sisodia (7696 F(P))Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigal1998-08-18 to 2000-07-31
Air Vice Marshal Sunil Kumar Malik (9002 F(P))Addl ACAS (Ops), Air Head QuartersDelhi1998-09-02 to 1999-08-31
Air Vice Marshal Krishna Chandra Verma (7583 MET)ACAS (Meteorology), Air Head QuartersDelhi1998-11-03 to 2001-06-30
Air Vice Marshal Adi Rustomji Ghandhi (7722 F(P))ACAS (Pers - Officers), Air Head QuartersDelhi1998-11-03 to 1999-08-31
Air Vice Marshal Aditya Vikram Pethia (8384 F(P))ACAS (Training), Air Head QuartersDelhi1998-11-03 to 1999-02-14

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