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[[Wing commander|Wing Commander]] '''Shaliza Dhami''' is an officer in the [[Indian Air Force|Indian Air Force (IAF)]]. She is the first woman officer in the IAF to receive a permanent commission and the first woman to become a [[Flight commander|Flight Commander]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1"/>

==Career==
Born in [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/shaliza-dhami-first-woman-iaf-officer-to-become-flight-commander-hal-chetak-helicopter|title=#GoodNews: In a First, Woman IAF Officer Becomes Flight Commander|last=|first=|date=28 August 2019|website=The Quint|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref> Dhami holds a [[Bachelor of Technology]] degree in [[Electronics and Communication]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shaliza-dhami-is-first-woman-air-force-officer-to-become-flight-commander-2091414|title=Shaliza Dhami Is First Woman Air Force Officer To Become Flight Commander|last=Sharma|first=Aditya|date=27 August 2019|website=NDTV|others=ANI|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/ne8ndq/the-indian-air-force-just-got-its-first-female-flight-commander|title=The Indian Air Force Just Got its First Female Flight Commander|last=Joshi|first=Shamani|date=28 August 2019|website=Vice|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref> Her first solo flight was in 2003 in a [[HAL HPT-32 Deepak]]. She was commissioned a [[flying officer]] in the Air Force on 20 December 2003 on a short-service commission,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch) |page=443 |date=1 April 2006 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2006/W_13_2011_094.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and was promoted to [[flight lieutenant]] on 20 December 2005 and to [[squadron leader]] on 20 December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch) |page=796 |date=28 June 2008 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2008/W_26_2009_004.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch) |page=487 |date=5 March 2011 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2011/W_10_2011_063.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

Promoted [[Wing commander|wing commander]] on 20 December 2016,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch) |page=1791 |date=6 July 2019 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/206492.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Dhami became a [[Flight commander|Flight Commander]] in August 2019, the first woman officer in India to do so.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/shaliza-dhami-is-indias-first-woman-flight-commander-133209.html|title=Shaliza Dhami is India’s first woman Flight Commander|last=|first=|date=29 August 2019|website=[[Femina (India)|Femina]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref> She is a flight commander of a [[Aérospatiale Alouette III#India|Chetak helicopter]] unit at [[Hindan Air Force Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/wing-commander-s-dhami-becomes-first-female-officer-to-become-flight-commander/story-K6doNnwhDs6DwmtBPh0w6H.html|title=Wing Commander S Dhami becomes first female officer to become Flight Commander|last=|first=|date=28 August 2019|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref> She also became the first woman flying instructor of the IAF for Chetak and [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|Cheetah helicopters]]; this makes her the first woman flying instructor in the IAF. On 18 December 2018, Dhami became the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to be granted a permanent commission.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch) |page=1472 |date=3 April 2021 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2021/226367.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

<gallery heights="150" widths="200" class="center">
File:HAL Deepak.jpg|Dhami's first solo flight was in a [[HAL HPT-32 Deepak|HAL Deepak]]
File:Z1829 Indian Air Force HAL Chetak (30628146933).jpg|She is the first woman flying instructor for [[HAL Chetak]]
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== See also ==

* [[Minty Agarwal|Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal]]

== References ==

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