Birender Singh Dhanoa | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| 56th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 31 May 2019 – 27 September 2019 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Sunil Lanba |
| Succeeded by | Bipin Rawat |
| 22nd Chief of the Air Staff | |
| In office 31 December 2016 – 30 September 2019 | |
| President | Pranab Mukherjee Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Arup Raha |
| Succeeded by | Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria |
| 40th Vice Chief of the Air Staff | |
| In office 31 May 2015 – 31 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ravi Kant Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Shirish Baban Deo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1957 Deoghar, Bihar, India[1] |
| Spouse | Kamalpreet Kaur Dhanoa |
| Children | 1 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | June 1978 - 30 September 2019 |
| Rank |  Air Chief Marshal |
| Unit | No. 17 Squadron |
| Commands | |
| Battles/wars | Kargil War Balakot Airstrike |
| Service number | 15405[2] |
| Awards | |
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC is an Indian air force officer who was the 22nd Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force and served from 31 December 2016 to 30 September 2019.[3][4][5] Dhanoa also served as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.[6][7]
As of July 2021, Dhanoa is serving as a non-executive and independent director at Hero MotoCorp.[8]
- ^ "Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa was born in Jharkhand". Times of India. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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avsm-pibwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa to be the next IAF chief". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa takes over as the 25th Chief of the Air Staff". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ @IAF_MCC (30 September 2019). "Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, laid the wreath at National War Memorial. He retires today after 41 years of glorious service to the Nation. He was commissioned in Jun 1978 as a fighter pilot & has led the IAF from front always" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Gen. Rawat takes over as Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ @IAF_MCC (27 September 2019). "#Congratulations to the COAS General Bipin Rawat on receiving baton of Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) from outgoing Chairman COSC & CAS, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa at an official ceremony held in New Delhi today. The CAS ACM BS Dhanoa is due to retire on 30 Sep 19" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Hero MotoCorp appoints former Air Chief BS Dhanoa as independent director". Economic Times. 1 October 2020.