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| nickname            = 'Charlie' Browne
| nickname            = 'Charlie' Browne
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1951|12|15|df=y}}
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1951|12|15|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Allahabad]] <small>(now [[Prayagraj]])</small>, [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| birth_place        = [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date          =  
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| death_place        =  
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| term_end            = 30 April 2016
| term_end            = 30 April 2016
| president          = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| president          = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| primeminister      = Manmohan Singh
| predecessor        = Ranjan Mathai
| predecessor        = ACM Pradeep Vasant Naik
| successor          = Debraj Pradhan
| successor          = Arup Raha
| office1            = 52nd [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]
| office1            = 52nd [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]
| term_start1        = 31 August 2012
| term_start1        = 31 August 2012
| term_end1          = 31 December 2013
| term_end1          = 31 December 2013
| president1          = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| president1          = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| primeminister1      = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor1        = [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]]
| predecessor1        = [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]]
| successor1          = [[Bikram Singh (general)|Bikram Singh]]
| successor1          = [[Bikram Singh (general, born 1952)|Bikram Singh]]
| office2            = 20th [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)]]
| office2            = 20th [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)]]
| term_start2        = 31 July 2011
| term_start2        = 31 July 2011
| term_end2          = 31 December 2013
| term_end2          = 31 December 2013
| president2          = [[Pratibha Patil]] <br/> [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| president2          = [[Pratibha Patil]] <br/> [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| primeminister2      = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor2        = [[Pradeep Vasant Naik]]
| predecessor2        = [[Pradeep Vasant Naik]]
| successor2          = [[Arup Raha]]
| successor2          = [[Arup Raha]]
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* [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]]
* [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]]
* [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM)]]
* [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM)]]
* [[Vayu Sena Medal]] (VM)
* [[Vayu Sena Medal|Vayu Sena Medal (VM)]]
}}
}}
| spouse              = Kiran Browne
| spouse              = Kiran Browne
| children            = Squadron Leader Omar Browne <small>(son)</small> <br/> Alisha Browne <small>(daughter)</small>
| children            = Group Captain Omar Browne <small>(son)</small> <br/> Alisha Browne <small>(daughter)</small>
}}
}}


[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Norman Anil Kumar Browne''', [[Param Vishist Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] also known as "Charlie" Browne, is a former [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] (CAS) of the [[Indian Air Force]]. He served in this position from 31 July 2011 to 31 Dec 2013. Browne served as [[India|India's]] [[Ambassador]] to [[Norway]] from August 2014 to April 2016.<ref>[http://www.indemb.no/ambassadorprofile.html Ambassador's Profile]</ref><ref>[http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/23261/Air+Chief+Marshal+Retd+NAK+Browne+appointed+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+Norway Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) N.A.K. Browne appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Norway]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Debraj Pradhan appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Norway|url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/26603/Debraj+Pradhan+appointed+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+Norway}}</ref>
[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Norman Anil Kumar Browne''', [[Param Vishist Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] also known as "Charlie" Browne, is a former [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] (CAS) of the [[Indian Air Force]]. He served in this position from 31 July 2011 to 31 Dec 2013. Browne served as [[India]]'s [[Ambassador]] to [[Norway]] from August 2014 to April 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indemb.no/ambassadorprofile.html |title=Ambassador's Profile |access-date=3 November 2014 |archive-date=28 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528192944/http://www.indemb.no/ambassadorprofile.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/23261/Air+Chief+Marshal+Retd+NAK+Browne+appointed+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+Norway Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) N.A.K. Browne appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Norway]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Debraj Pradhan appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Norway|url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/26603/Debraj+Pradhan+appointed+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+Norway}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Browne was brought up in Allahabad and did his schooling from [[St. Joseph's College, Allahabad]]. He is married to Mrs. Kiran Browne. Together, they have a son, Omar, who serves as a [[fighter pilot]] in the IAF; and a daughter, Alisha, who is working with a multinational company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldofdefense.blogspot.com/2011/05/air-marshal-nak-browne-to-be-new-iaf.html|title=Air Marshal N.A.K Browne To Be The New IAF Boss}}</ref>
Browne was brought up in Allahabad and did his schooling from [[St. Joseph's College, Allahabad]]. He is married to Mrs. Kiran Browne. Together, they have a son, Omar, who serves as a [[fighter pilot]] in the IAF; and a daughter, Alisha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldofdefense.blogspot.com/2011/05/air-marshal-nak-browne-to-be-new-iaf.html|title=Air Marshal N.A.K Browne To Be The New IAF Boss}}</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
Browne is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy]]<ref name="Bharat">{{cite web | url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/Chiefs/273-NAK-Browne.html | title=vNorman Anil Kumar Browne | access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> and also trained with the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom's]] [[Royal Air Force]] on Jaguar aircraft before commanding a [[SEPECAT Jaguar|Jaguar]] Squadron. A graduate of [[Air Command and Staff College]], [[Maxwell Air Force Base]], USA, he has held many appointments including Joint Director at Air War Strategy Cell at Air Headquarters, Chief Operations Officer and Air Officer Commanding of a [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30]] base, Air-I at Western Air Command and Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Intelligence) at Air Headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/13129|title= Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne }}</ref> Browne was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on 24 June 1972.
Browne is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy]]<ref name="Bharat">{{cite web | url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/Chiefs/273-NAK-Browne.html | title=vNorman Anil Kumar Browne | access-date=19 August 2013 | archive-date=15 September 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915020217/http://bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/Chiefs/273-NAK-Browne.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> and also trained with the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom's]] [[Royal Air Force]] on [[SEPECAT Jaguar|Jaguar]] aircraft before commanding a Jaguar squadron. A graduate of [[Air Command and Staff College]], [[Maxwell Air Force Base]], USA, he has held many appointments including Joint Director at Air War Strategy Cell at Air Headquarters, Chief Operations Officer and Air Officer Commanding of a [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30]] base, Air-I at Western Air Command and Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Intelligence) at Air Headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/13129|title= Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne }}</ref> Browne was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on 24 June 1972.


As a fighter pilot, he has logged over 3,100 hours flying [[Hawker Hunter#Indian Air Force|Hunters]], Jaguars, [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG 21s]] and Su-30MKIs,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2034957.ece |title=N.A.K. Browne next Air Chief |author=PTI |date=20 May 2011|work=The Hindu (online newspaper) |publisher=The Hindu group |access-date=10 May 2011}}</ref> and has served as an instructor at the Tactics and Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), Wellington.
As a fighter pilot, he has logged over 3,100 hours flying [[Hawker Hunter#Indian Air Force|Hunters]], Jaguars, [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21s]] and Su-30MKIs,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2034957.ece |title=N.A.K. Browne next Air Chief |author=PTI |date=20 May 2011|work=The Hindu (online newspaper) |publisher=The Hindu group |access-date=10 May 2011}}</ref> and has served as an instructor at the Tactics and Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), Wellington.


Air Chief Marshal Browne became [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] until 31 July 2011, when he replaced outgoing Air Chief Marshal [[Pradeep Vasant Naik]]. Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff in January 2011, he served as the AOC-in-C of Western Air Command.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/news/report/air-marshal-browne-to-be-next-iaf-chief/20110520.htm |title= air marshal browne to be next IAF chief }}</ref> Upon the retirement of [[Admiral]] [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]], Browne became the new Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browne new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/browne-new-chairman-chiefs-of-staff-committee_796968.html|work=Zeenews.com|access-date=24 December 2012|date=31 August 2012}}</ref> Browne was later replaced by Air Chief Marshal [[Arup Raha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Marshal Arup Raha to replace Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne as the new Indian Air Force chief|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-air-force-arup-raha-new-chief-of-air-staff-nak-browne/1/320724.html}}</ref>
Air Chief Marshal Browne became [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] until 31 July 2011, when he replaced outgoing Air Chief Marshal [[Pradeep Vasant Naik]]. Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff in January 2011, he served as the AOC-in-C of Western Air Command.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/news/report/air-marshal-browne-to-be-next-iaf-chief/20110520.htm |title= air marshal browne to be next IAF chief }}</ref> Upon the retirement of [[Admiral]] [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]], Browne became the new Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browne new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/browne-new-chairman-chiefs-of-staff-committee_796968.html|work=Zeenews.com|access-date=24 December 2012|date=31 August 2012}}</ref> Browne was later replaced by Air Chief Marshal [[Arup Raha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Marshal Arup Raha to replace Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne as the new Indian Air Force chief|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/indian-air-force-arup-raha-new-chief-of-air-staff-nak-browne-215825-2013-10-28}}</ref>


===Awards===
===Awards===
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 24 February 2026


Air Chief Marshal
N. A. K. Browne
PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
Indian Ambassador to Norway
In office
30 August 2014 – 30 April 2016
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byRanjan Mathai
Succeeded byDebraj Pradhan
52nd Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
31 August 2012 – 31 December 2013
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byNirmal Kumar Verma
Succeeded byBikram Singh
20th Chief of the Air Staff (India)
In office
31 July 2011 – 31 December 2013
PresidentPratibha Patil
Pranab Mukherjee
Preceded byPradeep Vasant Naik
Succeeded byArup Raha
Personal details
Born (1951-12-15) 15 December 1951 (age 74)
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Spouse(s)Kiran Browne
ChildrenGroup Captain Omar Browne (son)
Alisha Browne (daughter)
Nickname(s)'Charlie' Browne
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Air Force
Years of service1972 - 2013
RankAir Chief Marshal
CommandsWestern Air Command
AFS Lohegaon
16 Squadron
Service Number13129
Awards

Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC also known as "Charlie" Browne, is a former Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force. He served in this position from 31 July 2011 to 31 Dec 2013. Browne served as India's Ambassador to Norway from August 2014 to April 2016.[1][2][3]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Browne was brought up in Allahabad and did his schooling from St. Joseph's College, Allahabad. He is married to Mrs. Kiran Browne. Together, they have a son, Omar, who serves as a fighter pilot in the IAF; and a daughter, Alisha.[4]

Military career[edit | edit source]

Browne is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy[5] and also trained with the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force on Jaguar aircraft before commanding a Jaguar squadron. A graduate of Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, USA, he has held many appointments including Joint Director at Air War Strategy Cell at Air Headquarters, Chief Operations Officer and Air Officer Commanding of a Sukhoi Su-30 base, Air-I at Western Air Command and Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Intelligence) at Air Headquarters.[6] Browne was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on 24 June 1972.

As a fighter pilot, he has logged over 3,100 hours flying Hunters, Jaguars, MiG-21s and Su-30MKIs,[7] and has served as an instructor at the Tactics and Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington.

Air Chief Marshal Browne became Vice Chief of the Air Staff until 31 July 2011, when he replaced outgoing Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik. Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff in January 2011, he served as the AOC-in-C of Western Air Command.[8] Upon the retirement of Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma, Browne became the new Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.[9] Browne was later replaced by Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha.[10]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vayusena Medal General Service Medal 1947 Paschimi Star Sangram Medal
Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Diplomatic career[edit | edit source]

Browne served as India's Ambassador to Norway from 30 August 2014 to April 2016.[11][12]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Ambassador's Profile". Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) N.A.K. Browne appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Norway
  3. ↑ "Debraj Pradhan appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Norway".
  4. ↑ "Air Marshal N.A.K Browne To Be The New IAF Boss".
  5. ↑ "vNorman Anil Kumar Browne". Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne".
  7. ↑ PTI (20 May 2011). "N.A.K. Browne next Air Chief". The Hindu (online newspaper). The Hindu group. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "air marshal browne to be next IAF chief".
  9. ↑ "Browne new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee". Zeenews.com. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "Air Marshal Arup Raha to replace Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne as the new Indian Air Force chief".
  11. ↑ "Former IAF chief NAK Browne to be India's Ambassador to Norway". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Debraj Pradhan appointed as Ambassador of India to Norway". Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2017.


Military offices
Preceded by
Nirmal Kumar Verma 		Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
September 2012 – December 2013 		Succeeded by
Bikram Singh
Preceded by
Pradeep Vasant Naik 		Chief of the Air Staff (India)
July 2011 – December 2013 		Succeeded by
Arup Raha
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