Anjan Kumar Gogoi was born in February 1953 in Dibrugarh,[1] the eldest child and first son of Kesab Chandra Gogoi and Shanti Priya Gogoi. His father, Kesab Chandra, was a politician and lawyer who served as Chief Minister of Assam in 1982.[2] Gogoi has two younger brothers and two younger sisters: Ranjan, Nirjan, Indira, and Nandita. His younger brother, Ranjan, went on to serve as the 46th Chief Justice of India and as a member of the Rajya Sabha.[3]
During Gogoi's childhood, when both he and his younger brother Ranjan were old enough to go to school, their father Kesab Chandra Gogoi said only one of them could go to the Sainik School in Goalpara.[4] As both brothers wished to go, Kesab Chandra Gogoi told them to decide via a coin toss. Anjan won the coin toss, and went to the Sainik School in 1964.[4] Gogoi attended the 41st National Defence Academy as a cadet in December 1971.[5]
Gogoi served as the Station Commander of the 35 wing at Suratgarh from 21 June 1999 to 2 May 2001, during Operation Safed Sagar in the Kargil War.[10] He served as Air Officer Commanding of the 18 wing at Pathankot from 11 March 2002 to 2 November 2003. He was promoted to Air Commodore on 27 March 2002, and from 3 November 2003 to 31 October 2006, he served as the Principal Director of offensive operations at Air Headquarters in Delhi. He was promoted the Air Vice Marshal on 1 November 2006, and then was the Air Officer commanding of the 2 Air Defence Control Centre in Gandhinagar. He was then the Assistant Chief of Air Staff (operations) from 1 March 2008 to 31 May 2009.[9]
Gogoi was promoted to Air Marshal on 1 June 2009, and was Director General Air (operations) from 1 June 2009 to 31 December 2010. He lastly served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the South Western Air Command from 1 January 2011 until his retirement on 28 February 2013.[9] During his tenure as AOC-in-C,[11] honorary Group Captain and cricketeer Sachin Tendulkar was given permission to fly from Pune.[12]
In retirement, Gogoi became President of the Socio Educational Welfare Association (SEWA), an NGO founded by his mother, after her retirement in 2016. He continued in the position until February 2021, when he was succeeded by his sister Nandita.[14] He has since participated in events with the organisation, including its silver jubilee anniversary in 2025 with Arunachal Pradesh Governor Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik in Dibrugarh.[15]
In a 2015 interview with Firstpost, Gogoi called for more than the two new Rafale squadrons, and argued that the dwindling number of IAF fighters was worrying.[16]
In January 2020, Gogoi was nominated a Member of the North Eastern Council (NEC) for a period of three years by the President of India.[17][18] As NEC member, he participated in meetings with different stakeholders on Northeastern Tourism policy in February 2020,[19] visited the North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) office in December 2021,[20] and visited the North Eastern Space Applications Centre in March 2022.[21] He also briefed Union minister Jitendra Singh of the projects undertaken by the council in December 2020,[22] and also accompanied Singh for the inauguration of the integrated bamboo treatment plant at the premises of the NECBDC.[23]
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