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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|honorific_prefix= [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] | ||
|name= Arup Raha | | name = Arup Raha | ||
| honorific_suffix | | native_name = অরূপ রাহা | ||
| image = ACM Arup Raha.jpg | | native_name_lang = bn | ||
| caption= | | honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]], [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]] | ||
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|12|26}}<ref>{{ | | image = ACM Arup Raha.jpg | ||
| | | caption = Official portrait, 2014 | ||
| | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|12|26}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 2013 |title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-31/india/45738689_1_iaf-chief-combat-development-establishment-air-marshal-arup-raha |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101204421/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-31/india/45738689_1_iaf-chief-combat-development-establishment-air-marshal-arup-raha |archive-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
| | | spouse = Lily Raha | ||
| | | children = Anusree Raha | ||
| | | office = 54th [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] | ||
| | | term_start = 31 July 2014 | ||
| | | term_end = 31 December 2016 | ||
| | | president = [[Pranab Mukherjee]] | ||
| | | primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]] | ||
| | | predecessor = [[Bikram Singh (general)|Bikram Singh]] | ||
| | | successor = [[Sunil Lanba]] | ||
| | | office1 = 21st [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]] | ||
|birth_place= [[Baidyabati]], [[West Bengal]], | | term_start1 = 31 December 2013 | ||
|allegiance= | | term_end1 = 31 December 2016 | ||
| president1 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]] | |||
| primeminister1 = [[Manmohan Singh]]<br />[[Narendra Modi]] | |||
|branch= {{ | | predecessor1 = [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]] | ||
|serviceyears= | | successor1 = [[Birender Singh Dhanoa]] | ||
|rank= [[File: | | office2 = 37th [[Vice Chief of Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Air Staff]] | ||
| commands= [[Western Air Command]]<br/>[[Central Air Command]]<br/>[[Bathinda Airport|AFS Bathinda]] <br/>[[Adampur Air Force Base|AFS Adampur]]<br/>47 Squadron IAF | | term_start2 = 1 July 2013 | ||
| | | term_end2 = 31 December 2013 | ||
|Callsign= | | president2 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]] | ||
|image_size=220px}} | | primeminister2 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | ||
[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Arup Raha''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayusena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] ({{lang-bn|অরূপ রাহা}}) was the | | predecessor2 = Dinesh Chandra Kumaria | ||
| successor2 = Ravi Kant Sharma | |||
| birth_place = [[Baidyabati]], [[West Bengal]], India | |||
| allegiance = {{flag|India}} | |||
| branch = {{air force|India}} | |||
| serviceyears = 1975–2016 | |||
| rank = [[File:Indian IAF OF-9.svg|25px]] [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]<ref name=thehindu1>{{cite news|title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arup-raha-takes-over-as-iaf-chief/article5522301.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=31 December 2013|location=Chennai, India|date=31 December 2022}}</ref> | |||
| commands = [[Western Air Command]]<br />[[Central Air Command]]<br />[[Bathinda Airport|AFS Bathinda]] <br />[[Adampur Air Force Base|AFS Adampur]]<br />47 Squadron IAF | |||
| battles = [[Kargil War]] | |||
| military_blank2 = Awards | |||
| military_data2 = {{plainlist| | |||
* [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
* [[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
* [[File:Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vayu Sena Medal]]<ref name="CAC">{{Cite web |title=Central Air Command |url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=28&page_type=command&comm_id=3# |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814215441/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=28&page_type=command&comm_id=3 |archive-date=14 August 2012 |access-date=23 June 2012 |publisher=Indianairforce.nic.in}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
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| image_size = 220px | |||
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[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Arup Raha''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayusena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]], [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]] ([[Honorary degree|honorary]]) ({{lang-bn|অরূপ রাহা}}) was the 21st [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] and served from 31 December 2013 to 31 December 2016.<ref name=thehindu1>{{cite news|title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arup-raha-takes-over-as-iaf-chief/article5522301.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=31 December 2013|location=Chennai, India|date=31 December 2022}}</ref> He was also the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]], a post occupied by India's senior-most military officer, who advises the government and ensures jointsmanship in the armed forces.<ref name="Chairman of COSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/422782/arup-raha-chief-staff.html |title=Arup Raha is new chief of staff|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="toi1">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-02/india/28120024_1_western-front-western-air-command-mig-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227063717/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-02/india/28120024_1_western-front-western-air-command-mig-29 |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 December 2013 |title=Arup Raha takes over as senior Air Staff Officer at WAC|date=2 April 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> | |||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Raha was born in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family on 26 December 1954 in the city of [[Baidyabati]], an area under the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] which is in the Indian State of [[West Bengal]]. His father was a reputed [[Physician|doctor]]. He was educated at [[Sainik School Purulia]] (1970 batch).<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/news/air-marshal-arup-raha-to-be-iaf-chief/1188816/</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jayanta Gupta|date=26 January 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104022527/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Sainik School in Purulia turns 50, Air Marshal to be chief guest|accessdate=23 June | Raha was born in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family on 26 December 1954 in the city of [[Baidyabati]], an area under the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] which is in the Indian State of [[West Bengal]]. His father was a reputed [[Physician|doctor]]. He was educated at [[Sainik School Purulia]] (1970 batch).<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 October 2013 |title=Air Marshal Arup Raha to be IAF Chief |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/air-marshal-arup-raha-to-be-iaf-chief/1188816/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jayanta Gupta|date=26 January 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104022527/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Sainik School in Purulia turns 50, Air Marshal to be chief guest|accessdate=23 June 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Military training== | ==Military training== | ||
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==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
Raha has flown a wide variety of combat and trainer aircraft. After initial training on the [[HAL HT-2]], he has flown the [[MIG-21]] and [[MIG-29]] aircraft and has commanded a [[MiG-29]] fighter squadron and two frontline airbases along India's Western front. As on 2 April 2010, he had 3,400 hours of flying experience.<ref name="toi1"/> Raha previously served as the [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]<ref name="VCOAS">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/air-marshal-arup-raha-to-take-over-as-iaf-vice-chief/article4866206.ece|title=Air Marshal Arup Raha to take over as IAF Vice Chief|accessdate=3 July | Raha has flown a wide variety of combat and trainer aircraft. After initial training on the [[HAL HT-2]], he has flown the [[MIG-21]] and [[MIG-29]] aircraft and has commanded a [[MiG-29]] fighter squadron and two frontline airbases along India's Western front. As on 2 April 2010, he had 3,400 hours of flying experience.<ref name="toi1"/> Raha previously served as the [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]<ref name="VCOAS">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/air-marshal-arup-raha-to-take-over-as-iaf-vice-chief/article4866206.ece|title=Air Marshal Arup Raha to take over as IAF Vice Chief|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref> and as the [[Air officer commanding|Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (AOC-in-C) of the [[Western Air Command]],<ref name="CAC"/> and that of the [[Central Air Command]].<ref name="toi1" /> He has also served as the Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters, Western Air Command and Deputy Commandant at [[Air Force Academy, Dundigul|Air Force Academy, Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=18 |title=Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha's official profile |access-date=18 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217061546/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=18 |archive-date=17 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
Raha has held many important staff appointments in India and abroad. | Raha has held many important staff appointments in India and abroad. | ||
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! Name of Appointment !! Rank !!Insignia !!Period | ! Name of Appointment !! Rank !!Insignia !!Period | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]] || [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]||[[File: | | [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]] || [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]||[[File:Indian IAF OF-9.svg|64x64px]]|| 31 December 2013 to 31 December 2016 | ||
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| Vice Chief of Air Staff || [[Air Marshal]]||[[File: | | Vice Chief of Air Staff || [[Air Marshal]]||[[File:Indian IAF OF-8.svg|64x64px]]|| 1 July 2013 to 31 Dec 2013 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]] of the [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] || [[Air Marshal]]|| [[File: | | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]] of the [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] || [[Air Marshal]]|| [[File:Indian IAF OF-8.svg|64x64px]]|| 1 June 2012 to 30 June 2013 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Central Air Command]] of the [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] || [[Air Marshal]]||[[File: | | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Central Air Command]] of the [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] || [[Air Marshal]]||[[File:Indian IAF OF-8.svg|64x64px]]|| 2 Nov 2011 to 31 May 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Senior Air Staff Officer at [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]] || [[Air Vice Marshal]]||[[File: | | Senior Air Staff Officer at [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]] || [[Air Vice Marshal]]||[[File:Indian IAF OF-7.svg|64x64px]]|| till 1 Nov 2011 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Directing Staff at [[Flying Instructors School (India)|Flying Instructors School,Tambaram]]|| [[Air Commodore]]||[[File: | | Directing Staff at [[Flying Instructors School (India)|Flying Instructors School,Tambaram]]|| [[Air Commodore]]||[[File:Indian IAF OF-6.svg|64x64px]]|| Unknown | ||
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| Commanding Officer of No: 47 Squadron IAF Black Archers || [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]||[[File: | | Commanding Officer of No: 47 Squadron IAF Black Archers || [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]||[[File:Indian IAF OF-4.svg|64x64px]]|| 8 June 1992 to 5 June 1994 | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Arup Raha is married to Lily Raha and they have two children. The son, Atanu, is a commercial pilot who is married to Sanskriti Chatterjee Raha, a professional [[Kathakali]] dancer. The daughter, Anusree Raha, is an [[Indian Economic Service]] officer and a [[TEDx]] speaker, and is married to Bodhisattwa Biswas, an alumnus of [[Indian School of Business]].<ref>http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_exchief.php?pg_id=130&ch=24</ref><ref>http://www.ies.gov.in/myaccount-profile-view.php?memid=478</ref> | Arup Raha is married to Lily Raha and they have two children. The son, Atanu, is a commercial pilot who is married to Sanskriti Chatterjee Raha, a professional [[Kathakali]] dancer. The daughter, Anusree Raha, is an [[Indian Economic Service]] officer and a [[TEDx]] speaker, and is married to Bodhisattwa Biswas, an alumnus of [[Indian School of Business]].<ref>http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_exchief.php?pg_id=130&ch=24 {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ies.gov.in/myaccount-profile-view.php?memid=478 | title=Indian Economic Service }}</ref> | ||
==Awards and decorations== | ==Awards and decorations== | ||
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|[[Samanya Seva Medal]] | |[[Samanya Seva Medal]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Operation Parakram Medal]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Sainya Seva Medal]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Videsh Seva Medal]] | ||
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|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] | |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] | ||
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|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]] | |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
In 2018, the state-run [[Sidho Kanho Birsha University]] awarded Arup Raha with an honorary [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]] degree during its convocation ceremony.<ref>https://www.aajkaal.in/news/state/dlit-for-arup-raha-gutx</ref> | In 2018, the state-run [[Sidho Kanho Birsha University]] awarded Arup Raha with an honorary [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]] degree during its convocation ceremony.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aajkaal.in/news/state/dlit-for-arup-raha-gutx | title=Aajkaal: Bengali News, Bangla News, Breaking News in Bengali }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||