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On 30th of September Air Marshal VR Chaudhari took charge as the new Air Chief Marshal from Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria. With this promotion, he become the 27th Air Chief of India.
Who Is Air Chief Marshal?
The Chief of the Air Staff or Air Chief Marshal is the head of military staff of the Indian Air Force. The COAS is the leader of the governing body of the Air Force and is usually the highest-ranking officer of the Air Force.
List of Air Chief Marshal of India
| No. | Name | Rank | Appointment Date | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst | Air Marshal | 15 Aug 1947 | 21 Feb 1950 |
| 2 | Ronald Ivelaw Chapman | Air Marshal | 22 Feb 1950 | 09 Dec 1951 |
| 3 | Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs | Air Marshal | 10 Dec 1951 | 31 Mar 1954 |
| 4 | Subroto Mukerjee | Air Marshal | Apr 1, 1954 | Nov 8, 1960 |
| 5 | A. M. Engineer | Air Marshal | Dec 1, 1960 | July 31, 1964 |
| 6 | Arjan Singh | The first Air Chief Marshal | Aug 1, 1964 | July 15, 1969 |
| 7 | Pratap Chandra Lal | Air Chief Marshal | July 16, 1969 | Jan 15, 1973 |
| 8 | Om Prakash Mehra | Air Chief Marshal | Jan 16, 1973 | Jan 31, 1976 |
| 9 | Hrushikesh Moolgavkar | Air Chief Marshal | Feb 1, 1976 | Aug 31, 1978 |
| 10 | I. H. Latif | Air Chief Marshal | Sep 1, 1978 | Aug 31, 1981 |
| 11 | Dilbagh Singh | Air Chief Marshal | Sep 1, 1981 | Sep 4, 1984 |
| 12 | Lakshman Madhav Katre | Air Chief Marshal | Sep 5, 1984 | July 1, 1985 |
| 13 | D. A. La Fontaine | Air Chief Marshal | July 3, 1985 | July 31, 1988 |
| 14 | S.K. Mehra | Air Chief Marshal | Aug 1, 1988 | July 31, 1991 |
| 15 | Nirmal Chandra Suri | Air Chief Marshal | Aug 1, 1991 | July 31, 1993 |
| 16 | S. K. Kaul | Air Chief Marshal | Aug 1, 1993 | Dec 31, 1995 |
| 17 | S. K. Sareen | Air Chief Marshal | Jan 1, 1996 | Dec 31, 1998 |
| 18 | A. Y. Tipnis | Air Chief Marshal | Jan 1, 1999 | Dec 31, 2001 |
| 19 | Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy | Air Chief Marshal | Dec 31, 2001 | Dec 31, 2004 |
| 20 | Shashindra Pal Tyagi | Air Chief Marshal | Dec 31, 2004 | Mar 31, 2007 |
| 21 | Fali Homi Major | Air Chief Marshal | Mar 31, 2007 | Mar 31, 2009 |
| 22 | Pradeep Vasant Naik | Air Chief Marshal | Mar 31, 2009 | July 31, 2011 |
| 23 | Norman Anil Kumar Browne | Air Chief Marshal | Aug 1, 2011 | Dec 31, 2013 |
| 24 | Arup Raha | Air Chief Marshal | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2016 |
| 25. | Birender Singh Dhanoa | Air Chief Marshal | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2019 |
| 26. | Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria | Air Chief Marshal | Sep 30, 2019 | Sep 30,2021 |
| 27. | Vivek Ram Chaudhari | Air Chief Marshal | Sep 30,2021 | Incumbent |
