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| 21st Chief of the Air Staff (India) | |
| In office 31 March 2007 – 31 May 2009 | |
| President | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Shashindra Pal Tyagi |
| Succeeded by | Pradeep Vasant Naik |
| 26th Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command | |
| In office 5 September 2005 – 31 March 2007 | |
| President | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Avinash Deodata Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Pranab Kumar Barbora |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1947 Secunderabad, Hyderabad State, British Raj (now in Telangana, India) |
| Spouse | Mrs. Zareen Major |
| Children | 2 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 31 December 1967 – 31 May 2009 |
| Rank |  Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands | Eastern Air Command AFS Sarsawa 129 HU 127 HU 12 TAC 30 WG 4 AFSB 21 WG |
| Battles/wars | Siachen conflict Operation Pawan Kargil War |
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Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, PVSM, AVSM, SC, VM, ADC served as the 21st Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, taking office on 1 April 2007, and becoming the first helicopter pilot in the service to be promoted to the office of Chief.[1] He retired on 31 May 2009, and was succeeded in office by Air Chief Marshal P V Naik.[2]
- ^ "Air Marshal Fali Homi Major is New IAF Chief". 31 January 2007.
- ^ "P V Naik takes over as IAF chief". NDTV.com.