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Senior Officers of the IAF - 1998 by Appointment1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |View by Seniority | Appointment | Date of Rank | ||||||
| Appointment, Unit | Rank & Name | Dates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAS, Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen (5370 GD(P)) | 1995-12-31 to 1998-12-31 - Retired | |||
| --------do--------- | Delhi | Air 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 HQ | Delhi | Air Marshal Dinesh Chandra Dhyani (6590 A&SD) | 1995-11-03 to 2001-06-30 | |||
| AOC-in-C, Central Air Command | Allahabad | Air Marshal Vinod Kumar Bhatia (6497 GD(P)) | 1997-12-22 to 1999-10-31 | |||
| AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Air Marshal Prithvi Singh Brar (6007 GD(P)) | 1996-04-01 to 1999-01-03 | |||
| AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command | Nagpur | Air Marshal Shanti Swaroop Gupta (6805 ENG) | 1997-08-01 to 2002-04-30 | |||
| AOC-in-C, Southern Air Command | Trivandrum | Air Marshal Krishnan Narayan Nair (6346 GD(P)) | 1997-05-01 to 1999-01-02 | |||
| AOC-in-C, South Western Air Command | Johdpur/ Gandhinagar | Air Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy (6338 GD(P)) | 1997-12-01 to 1999-10-31 | |||
| AOC-in-C, Training Command | Bangalore | Air Marshal Jagbir Singh Rai (6507 GD(P)) | 1998-01-01 to 2001-03-31 | |||
| AOC-in-C, Western Air Command | Delhi | Air Marshal Vinod Patney (6125 GD(P)) | 1997-04-01 to 1999-10-31 | |||
| AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Marshal Proteep Kumar Ghosh (7106 SIGS) | 1997-08-01 to 1999-05-31 | |||
| AOP, PSO: Personnel, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Marshal Vinod Kumar Verma (6528 GD(P)) | 1996-04-11 to 1999-09-30 | |||
| Cmde Cmdt, No.16 Squadron | Air Marshal Allandur Sulochanan Gurunathan (10443 GD(P)) | 1998-03-16 to 2004-03-31 | ||||
| Cmde Cmdt, No.17 Squadron | Air Marshal Janak Kapur (5585 GD(P)) | 1995-12-20 to 1998-10-25 | ||||
| --------do--------- | Air Marshal Sunil Kumar Malik (9002 GD(P)) | 1998-10-26 to 2005-07-31 | ||||
| Cmde Cmdt, No.29 Squadron | Air Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 GD(P)) | 1998-01-01 to 2005-12-31 | ||||
| DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Marshal Syed Shahid Hussain Naqvi (7193 GD(P)) | 1997-09-01 to 1999-09-30 | |||
| DGMS (Air), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Marshal Sahab Prasad Verma (6466 MED) | 1997-02-02 to 2000-05-31 | |||
| IG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Marshal Prakash Sadashivrao Pingale (6755 GD(P)) | 1996-10-16 to 1999-09-30 | |||
| Proj Dir, National Flight Test Center, ADA | Bangalore | Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar (6748 GD(P)) | 1996-09-17 to 2001-08-31 | |||
| SASO, Central Air Command | Allahabad | Air Marshal Khushindhar Singh Bindra (6863 GD(P)) | 1997-07-01 to 1998-02-15 | |||
| --------do--------- | Allahabad | Air Marshal Satish Govind Inamdar (7189 GD(P)) | 1998-03-09 to 1999-09-29 | |||
| SASO, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Air Marshal Darshan Singh Basra (6519 GD(P)) | 1996-04-01 to 1998-02-28 | |||
| --------do--------- | Shillong | Air Marshal Manjit Singh Sekhon (6756 GD(P)) | 1998-03-01 to 1999-09-30 | |||
| SASO, South Western Air Command | Johdpur/ Gandhinagar | Air Marshal Teshter Jall Master (7224 GD(P)) | 1997-09-01 to 1999-09-30 | |||
| SASO, Training Command | Bangalore | Air Marshal Khushindhar Singh Bindra (6863 GD(P)) | 1998-02-01 to 1999-09-30 | |||
| SASO, Western Air Command | Delhi | Air Marshal Darshan Singh Basra (6519 GD(P)) | 1998-03-09 to 1999-01-03 | |||
| SMSO, Maintenance Command | Nagpur | Air Marshal Thrunillayi Ramaswamy Janakiraman (7058 ENG) | 1997-06-16 to 1999-05-23 | |||
| VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Marshal Anil Yeshwant Tipnis (5859 GD(P)) | 1997-04-01 to 1998-12-31 | |||
| ACAS (Accounts), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Vancharla Anjaneyulu (8609 ACCTS) | 1998-11-03 to 2001-01-31 | |||
| ACAS (Inspection), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Purnendu Kumar Mukherjee (7698 GD(P)) | 1997-02-03 to 2000-06-06 | |||
| ACAS (Intelligence), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Brijendra Mohan Bali (8438 GD(P)) | 1998-11-01 to 1999-01-31 | |||
| ACAS (Logistics), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Sriperumbudur Raghavan (6710 EQPT) | 1995-01-02 to 1999-03-21 | |||
| ACAS (Meteorology), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Krishna Chandra Verma (7583 MET) | 1998-11-03 to 2001-06-30 | |||
| ACAS (Ops), Air Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Michael McMahon (7399 GD(P)) | 1996-06-01 to 1999-01-01 | |||
| ACAS (Pers - Officers), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Adi Rustomji Ghandhi (7722 GD(P)) | 1998-11-03 to 1999-08-31 | |||
| ACAS (Plans), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Jogendra Singh Sisodia (7696 GD(P)) | 1996-03-29 to 1998-08-16 | |||
| --------do--------- | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Man Mohan Sehgal (8390 GD(P)) | 1998-08-17 to 1999-12-31 | |||
| ACAS (Systems), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Proteep Kumar Ghosh (7106 SIGS) | 1996-11-11 to 1999-02-04 | |||
| ACAS (Training), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Aditya Vikram Pethia (8384 GD(P)) | 1998-11-03 to 1999-02-14 | |||
| ACAS (Works), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Ramesh Chandra Mahadik (8570 A&SD) | 1998-11-30 to 1999-08-31 | |||
| Addl ACAS (Ops), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Adi Rustomji Ghandhi (7722 GD(P)) | 1996-10-01 to 1998-08-16 | |||
| --------do--------- | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Sunil Kumar Malik (9002 GD(P)) | 1998-09-02 to 1999-08-31 | |||
| ADG (A), HQ NCC | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Govind Chandra Singh Rajwar (8103 GD(N)) | 1998-08-18 to 1999-11-30 | |||
| AOC, Jammu & Kashmir | Udhampur | Air Vice Marshal Manjit Singh Sekhon (6756 GD(P)) | 1997-08-01 to 1998-03-01 | |||
| --------do--------- | Udhampur | Air Vice Marshal Narayan Menon (9005 GD(P)) | 1998-06-01 to 2000-02-01 | |||
| AOC, Maritime Air Operations | Bombay | Air Vice Marshal Kurumthodathil Cherian Phillipose (7702 GD(P)) | 1996-07-30 to 1999-02-10 | |||
| AOLM, Maintenance Command | Nagpur | Air Vice Marshal Suresh Chandra Vohra (6713 EQPT) | 1995-07-10 to 1999-03-21 | |||
| CI (Air), Defence Services Staff College | Wellington | Air Vice Marshal Satish Govind Inamdar (7189 GD(P)) | 1996-10-01 to 1998-06-30 | |||
| --------do--------- | Wellington | Air Vice Marshal Subhash Chandra Rastogi (8999 GD(P)) | 1998-07-01 to 1999-12-31 | |||
| Cmdt, Air Force Academy | Dundigal | Air Vice Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 GD(P)) | 1995-12-21 to 1998-08-17 | |||
| --------do--------- | Dundigal | Air Vice Marshal Jogendra Singh Sisodia (7696 GD(P)) | 1998-08-18 to 2000-07-31 | |||
| Cmdt, College of Air Warfare | Secunderabad | Air Vice Marshal Anil Kumar Trikha (8436 GD(P)) | 1997-10-03 to 1999-08-31 | |||
| Cmdt, Command Hospital, Air Force | Bangalore | Air Vice Marshal Kukkehalli Prabhakar Hegde (7253 MED) | 1997-06-09 to 2000-03-31 | |||
| Director (Accounts), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Vancharla Anjaneyulu (8609 ACCTS) | 1996-12-24 to 1998-11-02 | |||
| Director (Fin Plan), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Gulugunji Vishnu Bhat (9666 ACCTS) | 1997-04-01 to 1998-04-30 - Retired | |||
| Director (Intelligence), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Brijendra Mohan Bali (8438 GD(P)) | 1997-07-01 to 1998-10-31 | |||
| Director (Meteorology), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Krishna Chandra Verma (7583 MET) | 1994-12-01 to 1998-11-02 | |||
| Director (PO), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Sitaramaiah Pingali (7674 GD(P)) | 1996-03-01 to 1998-08-16 | |||
| --------do--------- | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Adi Rustomji Ghandhi (7722 GD(P)) | 1998-08-17 to 1998-11-02 | |||
| Director (Training), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Aditya Vikram Pethia (8384 GD(P)) | 1997-03-03 to 1998-11-02 | |||
| Director (Works), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Ramesh Chandra Mahadik (8570 A&SD) | 1998-02-01 to 1998-11-29 | |||
| Dy Cmdt & CI, National Defence Academy | Khadakvasla | Air Vice Marshal Bijoy Krishna Pandey (8990 GD(P)) | 1997-12-19 to 2000-02-06 | |||
| Ops Mgr, Aviation Research Center | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Ashok Kumar Goel (8151 GD(P)) | 1997-02-01 to 1999-12-31 | |||
| SAASO, Maintenance Command | Nagpur | Air Vice Marshal Krishan Kumar Sangar (7017 GD(P)) | 1998-08-17 to 1999-05-31 | |||
| --------do--------- | Nagpur | Air Vice Marshal Man Mohan Sehgal (8390 GD(P)) | 1997-06-20 to 1998-08-16 | |||
| SASO, Southern Air Command | Trivandrum | Air Vice Marshal Sitaramaiah Pingali (7674 GD(P)) | 1998-08-17 to 2000-04-16 | |||
| --------do--------- | Trivandrum | Air Vice Marshal Chandra Kant Krishnatri (7697 GD(P)) | 1997-05-01 to 1998-08-16 | |||
| SDS (Air), National Defence College | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Jeffrey D'Souza (7432 GD(P)) | 1995-09-01 to 1998-03-31 - Retired | |||
| --------do--------- | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Nirmal Thusu (9033 GD(P)) | 1998-04-01 to 2000-01-06 | |||
| SMSO, Central Air Command | Allahabad | Air Vice Marshal Awatar Krishan Zadoo (7922 SIGS) | 1996-07-22 to 1998-05-28 | |||
| --------do--------- | Allahabad | Air Vice Marshal Pirthi Pal Singh Kahlon (7979 ENG) | 1998-05-29 to 2001-02-28 | |||
| SMSO, Training Command | Bangalore | Air Vice Marshal Kapil Razdan (8005 ENG) | 1997-05-28 to 1998-08-09 | |||
| --------do--------- | Bangalore | Air Vice Marshal Koyippillil Balagangadhara Kurup (8020 ENG) | 1998-08-10 to 2000-08-31 | |||
| SOA, Central Air Command | Allahabad | Air Vice Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 GD(P)) | 1998-08-17 to 1999-08-31 | |||
| --------do--------- | Allahabad | Air Vice Marshal Jagnandan Kumar Pathania (8053 A&SD) | 1997-01-20 to 1998-08-16 | |||
| SOA, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Air Vice Marshal Harbans Perminder Singh (7485 GD(N)) | 1996-02-01 to 1998-07-09 | |||
| --------do--------- | Shillong | Air Vice Marshal Chandra Kant Krishnatri (7697 GD(P)) | 1998-08-17 to 1999-02-09 | |||
| SOA, Training Command | Bangalore | Air Vice Marshal Srinivas Anand Bhaskar Naidu (7230 GD(P)) | 1995-08-01 to 1998-01-31 | |||
| --------do--------- | Bangalore | Air Vice Marshal Arunachalam Saibaba (9996 A&SD) | 1998-02-01 to 1999-08-31 | |||
| SOA, Western Air Command | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Jagnandan Kumar Pathania (8053 A&SD) | 1998-08-18 to 2000-07-21 | |||
| --------do--------- | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Govind Chandra Singh Rajwar (8103 GD(N)) | 1996-07-01 to 1998-08-17 | |||
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