Suraj Kumar Jha

Air Marshal

Suraj Kumar Jha

AVSM
Air Marshal; Suraj Kumar Jha; AVSM
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Air Force
Years of service	8 Jun 1984 – Present
Rank	Air Marshal
Service number	17445
Unit	No. 7 Squadron
Commands held	Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel; Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
Battles/wars	Kargil War
Awards	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

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Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha, AVSM is an officer in the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel. He assumed the office on 1 August 2021 succeeding Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth. Previously, he served as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan in New Delhi succeeding Air Marshal Sandeep Singh.^[2]^[3]

Early life and educationEdit

Suraj Kumar Jha is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College.^[1]

CareerEdit

Suraj Kumar Jha was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 8 June, 1984. In a distinguish career spanning 37 years, he has flown a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with more than 2900 hours of operational flying.^[4]

With a career of 37 years in the IAF, he was the commanding officer of a front line fighter aircraft squadron and a fighter base. As an Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Air Officer Commanding Advance Headquarters, was the Commandant of College of Air Warfare, Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff. He is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.^[5]

Honours and decorationsEdit

During his career, Suraj Kumar Jha was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021 and was Mention-in-Despatches by Chief of the Air Staff in 1999 for his actions in Kargil War.^[2]

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "AIR MARSHAL SURAJ KUMAR JHA AVSMASSUMES CHARGE AS AIR OFFICER IN CHARGE PERSONNEL". PIB. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
↑ "Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha takes over as Air Officer in Charge Personnel". ANI. 2021-08-04.
↑ "Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha assumes charge as Air Officer In Charge Personnel". DD News. 2021-08-04.
↑ "Air Marshal RJ Duckworth takes charge of crucial air command at Pakistan border". Defenstar. 2019-12-16.

Military offices
Preceded by Richard John Duckworth	Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel 1 August 2021 - Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Sandeep Singh	Deputy Chief of the Air Staff 1 May 2021 - 31 July 2021	Succeeded by Narmdeshwar Tiwari

[skj-br-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

[skj-pib-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "AIR MARSHAL SURAJ KUMAR JHA AVSMASSUMES CHARGE AS AIR OFFICER IN CHARGE PERSONNEL". PIB. Retrieved 2021-08-03.

[3] "Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha takes over as Air Officer in Charge Personnel". ANI. 2021-08-04.

[4] "Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha assumes charge as Air Officer In Charge Personnel". DD News. 2021-08-04.

[saso-wac-5] "Air Marshal RJ Duckworth takes charge of crucial air command at Pakistan border". Defenstar. 2019-12-16.

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