Narmdeshwar Tiwari | |
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49th Vice Chief of the Air Staff | |
Assumed office 1 May 2025 | |
Preceded by | Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief,South Western Air Command | |
In office 1 May 2023 –30 April 2025 | |
Preceded by | Vikram Singh |
Succeeded by | Nagesh Kapoor |
46th Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | |
In office 1 October 2021 –30 April 2023 | |
Preceded by | Suraj Kumar Jha |
Succeeded by | Ashutosh Dixit |
Personal details | |
Born | Sikalpur,Siwan,Bihar |
Alma mater | Rashtriya Indian Military College National Defence Academy Air Force Academy |
Awards | Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vayu Sena Medal |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 7 June 1986 –Present |
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Unit | No. 1 Squadron |
Commands | South Western Air Command 32 Wing 5 Forward Base Support Unit No. 1 Squadron |
Battles/wars | Kargil War |
Service number | 18270 [1] |
Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari,SYSM,PVSM,AVSM,VM is an officer of the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the 49th Vice Chief of the Air Staff. Previously,he served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C),South Western Air Command having assumed the office on 1 May 2023 succeeding Air Marshal Vikram Singh. [2]
Born in Siakalpur,Siwan,Bihar. [3] Tiwari an alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College,Dehradun and graduated from the National Defence Academy,Pune. Narmdeshwar Tiwari is an alumnus of National Defence College,New Delhi and passed out as the President Gold Medalist. [4] [2]
Narmdeshwar Tiwari was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force. In a career spanning over 37 years,he has as more than 3,600 hours of flying experience across various fighter jets. [5]
He is a qualified flying instructor and experimental test pilot. He has extensive weapons testing experience primarily on Mirage 2000. He served as the commanding officer of No. 1 Squadron and has been instrumental in test flying HAL Tejas.
As Group Captain,he served as the chief test pilot at Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) and was instrumental in flight testing various aircraft of the India Air Force including HAL Tejas.
As Air Commodore,he served as the Air Attachéat the Embassy of India in France and later served as the Air Officer Commanding of 32 Wing at the Jodhpur sector in the South Western Air Command.
As Air Vice Marshal,he served as the Project Director at National Flight Test Center,Aeronautical Development Agency at Bangalore. Later,he served as the Assistance Chief of Air Staff (Projects) and Assistance Chief of Air Staff (Plans),spearheading the acquisition and plans for the Indian Air Force. [6] [7]
After his promotion to Air Marshal in October 2021,he served as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff till 30 April 2023. [8]
He took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief,South Western Air Command on 1 May 2023 from Air Marshal Vikram Singh. [2]
He was appointed as the 49th Vice Chief of the Air Staff,succeding Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar on his superannuation. [9]
During his career,Narmdeshwar Tiwari has been awarded the Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal for his role in Operation Sindoor,Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2025,Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022 and Vayu Sena Medal in 2008 for his service. [10] [11] [4] [12]
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Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal | Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Vayu Sena Medal |