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	[[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Pradeep Vasant Naik''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] served as the 22nd [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. He took office on 31 May 2009 following the retirement of [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Fali Homi Major]] and was succeeded in office by [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]].<ref name="Darpan2009">{{cite news\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k2Ual-NgAVMC&pg=PT169\|title=Pradeep Vasant Naik\|date=October 2009\|newspaper=Pratiyogita Darpan\|pages=169–\|accessdate=9 May ~~2022~~}}</ref>		[[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Pradeep Vasant Naik''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] served as the 22nd [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. He took office on 31 May 2009 following the retirement of [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Fali Homi Major]] and was succeeded in office by [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]].<ref name="Darpan2009">{{cite news\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k2Ual-NgAVMC&pg=PT169\|title=Pradeep Vasant Naik\|date=October 2009\|newspaper=Pratiyogita Darpan\|pages=169–\|accessdate=9 May 2011}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

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	[[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Pradeep Vasant Naik''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] served as the 22nd [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. He took office on 31 May 2009 following the retirement of [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Fali Homi Major]] and was succeeded in office by [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]].<ref name="Darpan2009">{{cite news\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k2Ual-NgAVMC&pg=PT169\|title=Pradeep Vasant Naik\|date=October 2009\|newspaper=Pratiyogita Darpan\|pages=169–\|accessdate=9 May ~~2011~~}}</ref>		[[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Pradeep Vasant Naik''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] served as the 22nd [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. He took office on 31 May 2009 following the retirement of [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Fali Homi Major]] and was succeeded in office by [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]].<ref name="Darpan2009">{{cite news\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k2Ual-NgAVMC&pg=PT169\|title=Pradeep Vasant Naik\|date=October 2009\|newspaper=Pratiyogita Darpan\|pages=169–\|accessdate=9 May 2022}}</ref>

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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| name = P V Naik
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
| image = Pradeep Vasant Naik (crop).jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|7|22}}
| death_date =
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]]
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| nickname =
| allegiance = {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| serviceyears = 21 June 1969 – 2012
| rank = [[File:Air_Chief_Marshal_of_IAF.png|20px]] [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| branch = {{Air force|India}}
| commands = [[Central Air Command]]<br/>[[Bidar Air Force Station|AFS Bidar]]<br/>[[No. 26 Squadron IAF|26 Squadron]]
| unit =
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
| awards = {{unbulleted list| [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] | [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]}}
| laterwork = Honorary Aides-de-Camp (ADC) to the [[President of India]]
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[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Pradeep Vasant Naik''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] served as the 22nd [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. He took office on 31 May 2009 following the retirement of [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Fali Homi Major]] and was succeeded in office by [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]].<ref name="Darpan2009">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k2Ual-NgAVMC&pg=PT169|title=Pradeep Vasant Naik|date=October 2009|newspaper=Pratiyogita Darpan|pages=169–|accessdate=9 May 2011}}</ref>

==Career==
Naik was born on 22 July 1949 at Nagpur, Maharashtra and was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 21 June 1969 as a [[fighter pilot]]. He is an alumnus of [[Sainik School, Satara]] and [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], Khadakwasla in Maharashtra. During his 42 years of service, he has served in a variety of command staff and instructional appointments.

Naik has over 3,000 hrs of flying on his log. He also took part in air actions during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] in the Eastern and Western sectors. Before taking over as Chief of Air Staff, he was the Vice Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. Naik has also served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Allahabad]]-based, [[Central Air Command]].

Besides being a fellow of the National Defence College, New Delhi, Naik is a Qualified Flying Instructor and a Fighter Combat Leader. He has served as Directing staff at DSSC Wellington, India and at Tactics & Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE).

== Advisor ==
Currently, he is a member of the [[Advisory board|Board of Advisors]] of [[I.I.M.U.N.|India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.)]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=I.I.M.U.N. {{!}}{{!}} Board of Advisors|url=https://new.iimun.in/pages/BoA.html|access-date=2021-07-17|website=new.iimun.in}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Naik and his wife Madhubala have two sons; the elder was a fighter pilot with the Indian Air Force and later transferred to the transport stream, and the younger, a Chief Officer in the [[Transport in India#Merchant Marine|Merchant Navy]].
==Awards==
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|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|106px]]
|[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|106px]]
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|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|106px]]
|[[File:IND Poorvi Star Ribbon.svg|106px]]
|[[File:IND Paschimi Star Ribbon.svg|106px]]
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|106px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|106px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|106px]]
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|106px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|106px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|106px]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
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|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Poorvi Star Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Paschimi Star Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Special Service Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Sangram Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|50th Anniversary Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|25th Anniversary Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Sainik School alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force officers]]
[[Category:Alumni of the National Defence College, India]]