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H.E. FALI HOMI MAJOR
Former, Air Chief Marshal of India
In his outstanding career spanning 43
years, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi
Major (Retd), has served his country India
with distinction and done his community
proud by wearing his four stars with pride
and dignity and leading the Indian Air
Force during its major transition period
to reach the level of becoming the fourth
largest in the world and, by far, one of
the most efficient military entities in any responsibility bordered five countries.
nation.
Born in 1947, he is a graduate of the
National Defence College and the Army
War College; he served the IAF from 1967-
2009.
He has held important positions in
his long and distinguished career. In
1999, he took over as the Air Officer
Commanding Leh (Ladakh). He was
promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal
in 2002 and appointed as Assistant he led a daring rescue operation in the
Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel) at Air mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India,
Headquarters. On promotion to the rank and was awarded the ‘Shaurya Chakra.’
of Air Marshal in January 2004, he moved For his leadership, successful conduct of
to HQ Integrated Defence Staff as the crucial air operations and distinguished
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff service of a very high order, he was
(Operations). In 2005, he was appointed awarded the ‘Ati Vishist Seva Medal’ in
as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, 2002 and the ‘Param Vishisht Seva Medal’
Eastern Air Command, where his area of in 2006 by the then President of India.
The tenure saw the successful conduct of
three major international air exercises. In
2007, the Government of India appointed
him as the Chief of the Air Staff of the
Indian Air Force.
He has been conferred prestigious awards
for his meritorious and gallant service to
the nation. A few of them are: as Station
Commander of a forward Air Force Base,
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