Senior Officers of the IAF - 2001 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 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy (6338 GD(P))2001-12-31 to 2004-12-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.23 SquadronAir Chief Marshal Anil Yeshwant Tipnis (5859 GD(P))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 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Ramesh Chandra Mahadik (8570 A&SD)2001-07-01 to 2003-12-31
AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Vinod Kumar Verma (6528 GD(P))2000-08-01 to 2002-04-30
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir 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 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
--------do---------GandhinagarAir Marshal Michael McMahon (7399 GD(P))2001-08-01 to 2003-01-31
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Jagbir Singh Rai (6507 GD(P))1998-01-01 to 2001-03-31 - Retired
--------do---------BangaloreAir Marshal Teshter Jall Master (7224 GD(P))2001-04-01 to 2002-12-31
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy (6338 GD(P))1999-11-01 to 2001-07-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Vinod Kumar Bhatia (6497 GD(P))2001-08-01 to 2002-04-28
AOLM, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Sriperumbudur Raghavan (6710 EQPT)1999-03-22 to 2001-10-31 - Retired
AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Vijay Adhyutrao Patkar (8632 SIGS)2001-11-01 to 2004-06-30
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.18 SquadronAir Marshal Raghu Rajan (8997 GD(P))2001-03-01 to 2006-06-25
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 AcademyKhadakvaslaAir Marshal Anil Kumar Trikha (8436 GD(P))2001-04-01 to 2002-12-31
Cmdt, National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Marshal Velayudhan Girish Kumar (6747 GD(P))1999-04-16 to 2001-03-31 - Retired
DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhiAir 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 - Retired
DGMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir 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
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Michael McMahon (7399 GD(P))2001-04-01 to 2001-07-31
IG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Brijendra Mohan Bali (8438 GD(P))2001-08-01 to 2002-04-28
Proj Dir, National Flight Test Center, ADABangaloreAir Marshal Philip Rajkumar (6748 GD(P))1996-09-17 to 2001-08-31 - Retired
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
--------do---------ShillongAir Marshal Ashok Kumar Goel (8151 GD(P))2001-04-01 to 2002-10-31
SASO, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Prakash Sadashivrao Pingale (6755 GD(P))1999-10-01 to 2001-03-31 - Retired
--------do---------GandhinagarAir Marshal Adi Rustomji Ghandhi (7722 GD(P))2001-04-01 to 2002-01-20
SASO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Syed Shahid Hussain Naqvi (7193 GD(P))1999-10-01 to 2001-05-29 - Retired
--------do---------BangaloreAir Marshal Bijoy Krishna Pandey (8990 GD(P))2001-05-30 to 2003-02-13
SASO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Manek Bomanshaw Madon (7681 GD(P))2000-09-01 to 2002-01-20
SMSO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Dinesh Chandra Nigam (7938 SIGS)2000-08-01 to 2002-04-30
VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Vinod Patney (6125 GD(P))2000-08-01 to 2001-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy (6338 GD(P))2001-08-01 to 2001-12-31
ACAS (Accounts), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Vancharla Anjaneyulu (8609 ACCTS)1998-11-03 to 2001-01-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Satyaprakash Dattatraya Honmode (12148 ACCTS)2001-03-29 to 2004-05-31
ACAS (Inspection), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Brijendra Mohan Bali (8438 GD(P))2000-06-07 to 2001-07-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Avinash Deodata Joshi (10886 GD(P))2001-08-06 to 2002-09-15
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 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 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Kiran Chandra Indravadan Trivedi (11788 MET)2001-10-19 to 2003-04-30
ACAS (Ops), Air Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Vice Marshal Narayan Menon (9005 GD(P))2000-12-01 to 2002-02-01
ACAS (Pers - Airmen), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sharad Yeshwant Savur (10525 GD(P))2001-03-01 to 2002-01-12
ACAS (Pers - Officers), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir 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 Rameshwar Nath (8913 SIGS)2000-03-06 to 2001-05-10
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Thiruvengadam Ramanujam (10695 SIGS)2001-05-11 to 2002-08-31
ACAS (Training), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Manpreet Singh Brar (8715 GD(P))1999-02-15 to 2001-08-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Avdesh Kumar Singh (11005 GD(P))2001-09-03 to 2004-01-11
ACAS (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Arunachalam Saibaba (9996 A&SD)1999-09-01 to 2003-03-31
ACIDS (Jt Ops), Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Vice Marshal Jaspal Singh Gujral (11300 GD(P))2001-12-26 to 2004-03-31
Addl ACAS (Ops), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Jain (9716 GD(P))2000-12-18 to 2002-01-10
ADG (A), HQ NCCDelhiAir Vice Marshal Tejinder Pal Singh Chatwal (11290 GD(P))2001-10-01 to 2003-09-30
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 Jagdish Singh Grewal (10866 GD(P))2001-10-15 to 2002-01-15
AOC, Jammu & KashmirUdhampurAir Vice Marshal Gopalasamudram Mahadevan Vishwanathan (9056 GD(P))2000-02-01 to 2002-12-31
AOC, Maritime Air OperationsBombayAir Vice Marshal Harpal Singh Ahluwalia (9821 GD(P))2000-09-01 to 2002-06-09
AOLM, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Gordon Peter Douglas D'Souza (10984 GD(P))2001-11-01 to 2004-10-30
CI (Air), Defence Services Staff CollegeWellingtonAir Vice Marshal Ashok Kumar Goel (8151 GD(P))2000-01-01 to 2001-03-01
--------do---------WellingtonAir Vice Marshal Allandur Sulochanan Gurunathan (10443 GD(P))2001-03-01 to 2004-03-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.27 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Sofat (12207 GD(P))2001-09-14 to 2009-02-22
Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigalAir 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
--------do---------SecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Donovan Eric Jonas (10131 GD(P))2001-04-01 to 2004-04-30
Cmdt, College of Defence ManagementSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Har Prakash Singh Sidhu (11051 GD(P))2001-08-06 to 2003-08-31
Cmdt, Command Hospital, Air ForceBangaloreAir 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 - Retired
SAASO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Harbinder Singh Sidhu (7682 GD(P))2000-06-07 to 2001-11-30 - Retired
--------do---------NagpurAir Vice Marshal Harish Masand (11272 GD(P))2001-12-26 to 2004-01-31
SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir 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
SMSO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Pirthi Pal Singh Kahlon (7979 ENG)1998-05-29 to 2001-02-28 - Retired
--------do---------AllahabadAir Vice Marshal Vijai Kant Tewari (10319 SIGS)2001-03-01 to 2003-01-05
SMSO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Ranjeet Kumar Gupta (8899 SIGS)2000-03-01 to 2001-09-30
SMSO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Puran Chandra Singh Rautela (9576 SIGS)2000-09-04 to 2002-05-31
SOA, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Apurba Kumar Bhattacharyya (10008 A&SD)2000-08-14 to 2001-11-30 - Retired
--------do---------AllahabadAir Vice Marshal Hariharpur Venkatasubbiah Hariharan (11244 A&SD)2001-12-03 to 2003-09-30
SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Jagdarshan Singh Sandhu (10139 GD(P))2000-07-17 to 2002-08-31
SOA, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Amalendra Nath Sen (8395 GD(P))1999-09-01 to 2001-07-31 - Retired
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Naiyer Iqbal Razzaqui (9642 A&SD)2001-08-01 to 2002-08-31
SOA, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Ramesh Chandra Mahadik (8570 A&SD)2000-08-14 to 2001-06-20

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