Arjan Singh
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC (15 April 1919 – 16 September 2017) was an Indian Air Force Officer. He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1964 to 1969. He was born in Lyallpur, Punjab, British India (now Faisalabad, Pakistan).
After retiring from the IAF, he served as a diplomat, politician and advisor to the Indian government. In 2002, he became the first and only officer of the Indian Air Force to be promoted to five-star rank as Marshal of the Indian Air Force, equal to the army rank of Field Marshal.[1]
In 1971 (after his retirement) Singh was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to Switzerland. He concurrently served as the Ambassador to the Vatican. He was also appointed as the High Commissioner to Kenya in 1974.
Singh died of a heart attack on 16 September 2017 in New Delhi, India at the age of 98.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ↑ "Arjan Singh, Marshal of Indian Air Force, passes away". The Times of India. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
Other websites
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- Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh - Indian Air Force Official Website
- Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh
- Book on Arjan Singh: Marshal of The Indian Air Force (Hardcover)
- Book review on Arjan Singh: Marshal of The Indian Air Force
- Article on Marshal of The Indian Air Force Arjan Singh Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Photograph of Arjan Singh today Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
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