Om Prakash Mehra

Air Chief Marshal O P Mehra PVSM
Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra
8th Chief of Air Staff
In office 16 January 1973 – 31 January 1976
President	V. V. Giri[1]
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi[2]
Preceded by	Pratap Chandra Lal
Succeeded by	Hrushikesh Moolgavkar
11th Governor of Maharashtra
In office 3 November 1980 – 5 March 1982
Chief Minister	A. R. Antulay Babasaheb Bhosale
Preceded by	Sri Sadiq Ali
Succeeded by	Air Chief Marshal I H Latif
6th Governor of Rajasthan
In office 6 March 1982 – 4 January 1985
Preceded by	K. D. Sharma
Succeeded by	Vasantrao Patil
5th President of Indian Olympic Association
In office 1975–1980
Preceded by	Bhalindra Singh
Succeeded by	Bhalindra Singh
Personal details
Born	(1919-01-19)19 January 1919 Lahore, British India (now in Lahore, Pakistan)
Died	8 November 2015(2015-11-08) (aged 96) New Delhi, India
Alma mater	Sacred Heart Convent Central Model School Government College University Punjab University
Awards	Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM) Padma Vibhushan
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1940–1947)  India (from 1947)
Branch/service	Royal Indian Air Force  Indian Air Force
Years of service	1940-1976
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands	Maintenance Command No. 3 Squadron IAF
Battles/wars	World 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.