Senior Officers of the IAF - 2009 by Appointment

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Appointment, UnitRank & NameDates
CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major (11442 GD(P))2007-03-31 to 2009-05-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik (12005 GD(P))2009-05-31 to 2011-07-31
AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Jyoti Narayan Burma (13219 ADM)2006-08-01 to 2012-11-30
AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar (12018 GD(P))2007-12-31 to 2009-06-30 - Retired
--------do---------AllahabadAir Marshal Gurdip Singh Kochar (13149 F(P))2009-07-01 to 2011-10-31
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Shiv Kumar Bhan (12510 GD(P))2008-01-01 to 2009-12-31 - Retired
AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Gautam Nayyar (13024 AE(M))2007-12-01 to 2009-03-31 - Retired
--------do---------NagpurAir Marshal Pramod Vasant Athawale (13472 AE(L))2009-04-01 to 2011-08-31
AOC-in-C, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Marshal Sadhashivan Radhakrishnan (12408 GD(P))2008-10-01 to 2009-08-31 - Retired
--------do---------TrivandrumAir Marshal Sumit Mukerji (12925 F(P))2009-09-01 to 2011-06-30
AOC-in-C, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Kanwar Dalinderjit Singh (12403 GD(P))2007-05-01 to 2009-09-30 - Retired
--------do---------GandhinagarAir Marshal Paramjit Singh Bhangu (12932 F(P))2009-10-01 to 2010-12-31
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Venkataraman Ramamurthy Iyer (12939 F(P))2008-05-01 to 2010-11-30
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora (12375 GD(P))2008-01-01 to 2009-05-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne (13129 F(P))2009-06-01 to 2010-12-31
AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Keshava Murthy Rama Sundara (12833 AE(L))2007-12-04 to 2010-01-31
AOP, PSO: Personnel, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Sumit Mukerji (12925 F(P))2008-05-01 to 2009-08-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Kughikombil Joseph Mathews (13393 F(P))2009-09-01 to 2010-12-31
CIDS, Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Suresh Chandra Mukul (12930 F(P))2008-10-01 to 2010-12-31
Cmde Cmdt, No.16 SquadronAir Marshal Gurnam Singh Choudhary (11870 GD(P))2005-11-29 to 2010-01-05
Cmde Cmdt, No.29 SquadronAir Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora (12375 GD(P))2006-09-01 to 2010-12-31
Cmde Cmdt, Tactics and Combat Development EstablishmentAir Marshal Sumit Mukerji (12925 F(P))2005-08-27 to 2011-06-30
DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Nirdosh Vatsyayan Tyagi (12765 GD(P))2009-06-01 to 2011-01-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne (13129 F(P))2007-03-01 to 2009-05-31
DCIDS (Doctrine, Org, Trg, Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja (13130 F(P))2008-03-01 to 2010-11-01
DG (Air Ops), Air Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Dinesh Chandra Kumaria (13366 F(P))2009-03-12 to 2009-06-30
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi (13382 F(P))2009-06-01 to 2010-12-31
DG (Aircraft), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Joseph Neri (13711 AE(L))2009-04-29 to 2010-01-31
DG (Insp & Safety), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Tejbir Singh Randhawa (12947 F(P))2009-01-02 to 2010-03-31
DG (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Naresh Verma (13235 ADM)2009-03-02 to 2012-11-30
DGMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Marshal Puthiyaveettil Madhusoodanan (29428 MED)2008-06-01 to 2010-05-31
SASO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Marshal Gurdip Singh Kochar (13149 F(P))2008-05-01 to 2009-06-30
--------do---------AllahabadAir Marshal Simhakutty Varthaman (13606 F(P))2009-07-01 to 2011-07-31
SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Ajay Shrivniwas Karnik (13140 F(P))2008-05-01 to 2009-09-30
--------do---------ShillongAir Marshal Lalit Kumar Malhotra (13373 F(P))2009-10-01 to 2010-11-30
SASO, South Western Air CommandGandhinagarAir Marshal Nirdosh Vatsyayan Tyagi (12765 GD(P))2008-04-01 to 2009-05-31
--------do---------GandhinagarAir Marshal Dinesh Chandra Kumaria (13366 F(P))2009-06-01 to 2010-12-31
SASO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Marshal Krishan Kumar Nohwar (13132 F(P))2008-01-02 to 2009-12-31
SASO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Paramjit Singh Bhangu (12932 F(P))2008-01-01 to 2009-09-30
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Ajay Shrivniwas Karnik (13140 F(P))2009-10-01 to 2010-03-31
SMSO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Marshal Sundaram Sriram (13408 LGS)2009-04-01 to 2013-02-28
--------do---------NagpurAir Marshal Pramod Vasant Athawale (13472 AE(L))2007-12-01 to 2009-03-31
VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik (12005 GD(P))2008-01-01 to 2009-05-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora (12375 GD(P))2009-06-01 to 2010-12-31
ACAS (Accounts), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Baldev Singh (13683 ACCTS)2007-10-01 to 2009-02-28 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Gagneja (14544 ACCTS)2009-03-01 to 2011-02-28
ACAS (Air Defence), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Daljit Singh (14553 F(P))2009-04-01 to 2010-12-31
ACAS (Education), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Satyendra Kumar (16283 EDN)2009-01-30 to 2013-03-31
ACAS (Fin Plan), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Ratan Bir Singh Kalra (13690 ACCTS)2007-10-01 to 2010-03-31
ACAS (Inspection), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Anil Chopra (13368 F(P))2008-02-01 to 2010-06-13
ACAS (Intelligence), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Virender Nath Kalia (13568 F(P))2008-04-01 to 2010-11-30
ACAS (Meteorology), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Gurparshad Sharma (14427 MET)2008-02-01 to 2011-06-30
ACAS (Ops, Offensive), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Devinder Singh (14284 F(P))2007-04-01 to 2010-07-31
ACAS (Ops, Space), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Dinesh Chandra Kumaria (13366 F(P))2006-06-01 to 2009-03-11
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Muthumanikam Matheswaran (14104 F(P))2009-05-25 to 2011-07-31
ACAS (Ops, T&H), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur (14665 F(P))2009-03-02 to 2011-05-31
ACAS (Org & Cer), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Amit Chakraborty (14716 ADM)2009-03-23 to 2012-06-30
ACAS (Pers - Officers), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Lalit Kumar Malhotra (13373 F(P))2007-06-04 to 2009-03-22
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Keshav Gopal Bewoor (13570 F(P))2009-03-23 to 2010-08-08
ACAS (Plans), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Simhakutty Varthaman (13606 F(P))2008-04-01 to 2009-06-30
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Ravi Kant Sharma (14088 F(P))2009-07-01 to 2011-01-31
ACAS (Systems), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Gajinder Pal Singh Dua (13306 AE(L))2007-05-14 to 2009-06-30 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Vinod Kumar Narang (14326 AE(L))2009-07-01 to 2010-04-23
ACAS (Training), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Satya Prakash Rajguru (13765 F(P))2007-10-15 to 2010-05-31
ACAS (Weapons), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Arun Kumar Singh (14616 AE(L))2009-08-17 to 2011-08-31
ACAS (Works), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Jagjit Singh Gandyok (13216 ADM)2008-09-01 to 2009-08-31 - Retired
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Azeez Javeed (14386 ADM)2009-09-01 to 2011-06-30
ACIDS (Jt Ops), Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Vice Marshal Priya Ranjan Sharma (13927 F(P))2008-01-01 to 2011-03-31
ACIDS (Pers Plans & Force, Integrated Defence StaffNew DelhiAir Vice Marshal Ravi Kant Sharma (14088 F(P))2008-05-01 to 2009-06-01
AOC, 2 Air Defence Control CentreGandhinagarAir Vice Marshal Pradeep Singh (14086 F(P))2008-04-01 to 2010-07-05
AOC, Jammu & KashmirUdhampurAir Vice Marshal Jasvinder Chauhan (14079 F(P))2008-04-21 to 2010-12-31
AOC, Maritime Air OperationsBombayAir Vice Marshal Muthumanikam Matheswaran (14104 F(P))2008-05-05 to 2009-05-24
--------do---------BombayAir Vice Marshal Ravinath Gururaj Burli (14667 F(P))2009-05-25 to 2010-11-01
AOES, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Udai Sivram Soman (15015 F(P))2009-08-06 to 2010-04-04
AOLM, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Sundaram Sriram (13408 LGS)2008-03-03 to 2009-03-31
CI (Air), Defence Services Staff CollegeWellingtonAir Vice Marshal Rakesh Kumar Jolly (14083 F(P))2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Cmde Cmdt, No.18 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Pradeep Singh (14086 F(P))2006-06-26 to 2011-07-27
Cmde Cmdt, No.21 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Nirdosh Vatsyayan Tyagi (12765 GD(P))2005-08-31 to 2011-03-24
Cmde Cmdt, No.27 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Satish Kumar Sofat (12207 GD(P))2001-09-14 to 2009-02-22
Cmde Cmdt, No.44 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Pravesh Kumar (12411 GD(P))2005-08-10 to 2009-06-01
Cmde Cmdt, No.47 SquadronAir Vice Marshal Arun Kumar Tiwary (12194 GD(P))2005-11-08 to 2009-02-05
Cmdt, Air Force AcademyDundigalAir Vice Marshal Kughikombil Joseph Mathews (13393 F(P))2008-03-01 to 2009-08-31
--------do---------DundigalAir Vice Marshal Amit Aneja (14668 F(P))2009-09-01 to 2011-03-31
Cmdt, College of Air WarfareSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Keshav Gopal Bewoor (13570 F(P))2007-02-01 to 2009-03-22
--------do---------SecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Paramjit Singh Gill (14097 F(P))2009-03-23 to 2010-12-31
Cmdt, College of Defence ManagementSecunderabadAir Vice Marshal Atul Saikia (13585 F(P))2007-04-03 to 2009-04-22
Cmdt, Command Hospital, Air ForceBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Ram Krishan Ganjoo (13362 MED)2008-04-21 to 2009-04-30 - Retired
DG , Air Force Naval Housing BoardDelhiAir Vice Marshal Prakul Kumar (14093 F(P))2008-05-01 to 2010-02-14
Director LCA (Induction), National Flight Test Center, ADABangaloreAir Vice Marshal Shankar Mani (13596 F(P))2009-03-01 to 2010-11-30
SAASO, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Devendra Nath Ganesh (13243 F(P))2007-06-04 to 2009-05-31 - Retired
--------do---------NagpurAir Vice Marshal Ramesh Rai (14669 F(P))2009-06-01 to 2010-11-30
SASO, Southern Air CommandTrivandrumAir Vice Marshal Rajinder Singh (13980 F(P))2007-10-17 to 2010-02-05
SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Vice Marshal Sapan Kumar Karmaker (13379 F(P))2009-03-23 to 2011-07-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Shankar Mani (13596 F(P))2007-04-02 to 2009-03-22
SMSO, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Raj Kumar Vashist (13832 AE(M))2007-05-14 to 2009-03-31
--------do---------AllahabadAir Vice Marshal Ashok Singhal (14615 AE(L))2009-04-01 to 2011-04-17
SMSO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Virender Mohan Khanna (15071 AE(M))2009-08-17 to 2011-03-31
SMSO, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Bhajan Lal Thakral (14195 AE(M))2008-12-01 to 2009-11-30 - Retired
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Devinder Singh Khajuria (15073 AE(M))2009-12-01 to 2011-09-30
SOA, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Dinesh Mukundan (13508 ADM)2008-09-01 to 2010-01-14
SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Lalit Kumar Malhotra (13373 F(P))2009-03-23 to 2009-09-30
--------do---------ShillongAir Vice Marshal Pramod Kumar Roy (14100 F(P))2008-09-01 to 2009-03-12
SOA, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Arun Purushottam Garud (14692 F(P))2009-10-01 to 2010-05-16
SOA, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Sapan Kumar Karmaker (13379 F(P))2007-05-05 to 2009-03-22
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Satish Pal Singh (13770 F(P))2009-03-23 to 2010-01-26

Note: All the data available here is publicly available in the Gazette of India, published by the Indian Government, or from public domain sources, press releases about Awards and Right-To-Information (RTI) Requests. Additionally data shared by veterans is added to the page with permission. No data with respect to serving officers below the rank of AVM is displayed. Information in Gazette of India and Award citations and photographs as released by the Indian Air Force are the only details displayed.