Om Prakash Mehra

O P Mehra
Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra
8th Chief of Air Staff
In office
16 January 1973 – 31 January 1976
PresidentV. V. Giri[1]
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi[2]
Preceded byPratap Chandra Lal
Succeeded byHrushikesh Moolgavkar
11th Governor of Maharashtra
In office
3 November 1980 – 5 March 1982
Chief Minister
Preceded bySri Sadiq Ali
Succeeded byAir Chief Marshal I H Latif
6th Governor of Rajasthan
In office
6 March 1982 – 4 January 1985
Preceded byK. D. Sharma
Succeeded byVasantrao Patil
5th President of Indian Olympic Association
In office
1975–1980
Preceded byBhalindra Singh
Succeeded byBhalindra Singh
Personal details
Born(1919-01-19)19 January 1919
Lahore, British India (now in Lahore, Pakistan)
Died8 November 2015(2015-11-08) (aged 96)
New Delhi, India
Alma materSacred Heart Convent
Central Model School
Government College University
Punjab University
Awards
Military service
Allegiance British India (1940–1947)
 India (from 1947)
Branch/service Royal Indian Air Force
 Indian Air Force
Years of service1940-1976
RankAir Chief Marshal
CommandsMaintenance Command
No. 3 Squadron IAF
Battles/warsWorld War II
Indo-Pakistani War (1965)

Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM (19 January 1919 – 8 November 2015) was a former air officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the Chief of the Air Staff from 1973 to 1976. He received Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), the highest military award for peace-time service, in 1968. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, in 1977. He later became Governor of Maharashtra from 1980 to 1982, and Governor of Rajasthan from 1985 to 1987. He married Satya Mehra and has four children with her Sunil, Parveen, Rahul, and Amitava and numerous grand children.

  1. ^ V. V. Giri
  2. ^ Indira Gandhi