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Air Chief MarshalAmar Preet SinghPVSM AVSM
28th Chief of the Air Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 September 2024
President	Droupadi Murmu
Preceded by	Vivek Ram Chaudhari
47th Vice Chief of the Air Staff
In office 1 February 2023 – 30 September 2024
Chief of Air Staff	Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Preceded by	Sandeep Singh
Succeeded by	Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command
In office 1 July 2022 – 31 January 2023
Chief of Air Staff	Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Preceded by	Richard John Duckworth
Succeeded by	Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor
Personal details
Born	(1964-10-27) 27 October 1964 (age 60) Delhi, India
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Air Force
Years of service	21 December 1984 - Present
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Unit	No. 22 Squadron
Commands	Central Air Command 2 Air Defence Control Centre No. 22 Squadron
Service Number	17695
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, PVSM, AVSM is a serving four star air officer of the Indian Air Force. He is the current and 28th Chief of the Air Staff. He took over as the 28th CAS succeeding Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on 30 September 2024. He was previously serving as the 47th Vice Chief of the Air Staff. He was previously serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command, prior to that he served as the Senior Air Staff Officer at the Eastern Air Command.

Early life and education

The Air Officer is an alumnus of S.B.M. School, Delhi and later the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Air Force Academy, Dundigal. He is also an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi.

Military Career

Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 21 December 1984 from the Air Force Academy, Dundigal. In a distinguished career spanning across 38 years, he has tenanted various staff and instructional appointments. He has flown a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with more than 5000 hours of operational flying. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor and an experimental test pilot with service flying on a variety of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. As Wing Commander, he commanded the No. 22 squadron, then made up of the MiG-27 fighter aircraft. He spearheaded the MiG-29 Upgrade Project Management Team at Moscow, Russia and was instrumental in flight testing of the HAL Tejas. He served as the Chief Test Pilot at Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment.

After being promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Project Director at National Flight Test Center, Aeronautical Development Agency and as the Air Officer Commanding of 2 Air Defence Control Centre at Gandhinagar.

After being promoted to the rank of Air Marshal, he was appointed as the Senior Air Staff Officer of the Eastern Air Command at Shillong. A year later, on 1 July 2022, he took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command succeeding Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth who superannuated from service on 30 June 2022.

On 1 February 2023, Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh took over as the 47th Vice Chief of the Air Staff succeeding Air Marshal Sandeep Singh when the latter superannuated from service on 31 January 2023. As VCAS, he was at the forefront of the largest ever multinational Air Exercise Tarang Shakti held in India that was concluded in September 2024. In a significant message on the importance and the efficiency of India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, he flew extensively during the drill including a sortie with VCOAS Lieutenant General N. S. Raja Subramani and VCNS Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan.

Chief of the Air Staff

On 21 September 2024, the Government of India appointed Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh as the next Chief of the Air Staff. On 30 September 2024, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh took over as the 28th Chief of the Air Staff succeeding Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari who superannuated after more than four decades of service.

Personal life

Air Marshal Singh is a keen squash player. He is married to Mrs Sarita Singh. The couple is blessed with a son and a daughter.

Awards and decorations

During his career, he has been awarded with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019 and Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023.

Dates of rank

Insignia	Rank	Component	Date of rank
	Pilot Officer	Indian Air Force	21 December 1984
	Flying Officer	Indian Air Force	21 December 1985
	Flight Lieutenant	Indian Air Force	21 December 1989
	Squadron Leader	Indian Air Force	21 December 1995
	Wing Commander	Indian Air Force	14 May 2001
	Group Captain	Indian Air Force	05 Nov 2007
	Air Commodore	Indian Air Force	30 Dec 2010
	Air Vice Marshal	Indian Air Force	01 Aug 2016
	Air Marshal	Indian Air Force	1 February 2021 (AOC-in-C from 1 July 2022)
	Air Chief Marshal (CAS)	Indian Air Force	30 September 2024

References

1. ^ "Service record - Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
2. ^ "AIR CHIEF MARSHAL AP SINGH TAKES OVER AS THE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF". Press Information Bureau. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
3. ^ Service, Statesman News (30 September 2024). "Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh takes charge as new IAF chief". The Statesman. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
4. ^ "AIR MARSHAL AP SINGH ASSUMES APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF" (Press release). PIB. 1 February 2023.
5. ^ "AIR MARSHAL AP SINGH ASSUMES THE APPOINTMENT OF AOC-IN-C CENTRAL AIR COMMAND" (Press release). PIB. 1 July 2022.
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8. Dutta, Amrita Nayak (21 September 2024). "Who is Air Marshal AP Singh, set to be the new Air Chief?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
9. "Air Marshal AP Singh takes over as CAC chief". Hindustan Times. 1 July 2022.
10. "Air Marshal AP Singh Takes Charge As Vice Chief Of Indian Air Force". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
11. "Historic flight by Vice Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force in Tejas fighter jet". India Today. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
12. "Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh appointed as next Chief of the Air Staff". PIB. 21 September 2024.
13. "Air Marshal AP Singh: सेंट्रल एयर कमांड के एओसी-इन-चीफ बने एयर मार्शल एपी सिंह, बमरौली में संभाला कार्यभार" (in Hindi). Jagran. 7 January 2022.
14. "Distinguished Service and Gallantry Awards to IAF Personnel on Republic Day 2019". 25 January 2019.
15. "President approves 412 Gallantry awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day" (Press release). PIB. 25 January 2023.
16. "Air Marshal AP Singh appointed new IAF Chief". The Tribune. 21 September 2024.

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