Fali Homi Major
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Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major PVSM, AVSM, VM, SC,RETD,IAF |
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| Born | 29 May 1947 Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| Allegiance |
 India
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| Service/branch |
 Indian Air Force
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| Years of service | 31 December 1967 – 31 May 2009 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Unit | 30 wing EAC |
| Battles/wars | Kargil conflict |
| Awards |
Shaurya Chakra Vayu Sena Medal Ati Vishist Seva Medal Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major 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. He retired on 31 May 2009, and was succeeded in office by Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, a fighter pilot.
Air Chief Marshal Major was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 31 December 1967 as a helicopter pilot. During his long and distinguished service spanning little over 39 years, he has worked in a variety of Command, Staff and Instructional appointments. Besides being a Fellow of the National Defence College, New Delhi, and the Army War College, Mhow, he attended a variety of courses like Junior Commanders' Course, Jungle and Snow Survival Course and Higher Command Courses. He was appointed Joint Director (Helicopter Operations) and Director Operations (Transport & Helicopter). In 1999, he took over as the Air Officer Commanding Leh (Ladakh), in the aftermath of the Kargil conflict.
He has the distinction of having 7,765 hours of flying experience to his credit. For his leadership, successful accomplishment of tasks and distinguished service of a very high order, he was awarded the ‘Ati Vishist Seva Medal’ in Jan 2002. He was promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal in Feb 2002 and appointed as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel Airmen & Civilians) at Air Headquarters. On promotion to the rank of Air Marshal in Jan 2004 he moved to HQ Integrated Defence Staff as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) and directed the relief, rescue and rehabilitation operations of the Indian Armed Forces, in India and abroad, in the aftermath of the Tsunami. On 05 Sep 2005, he was appointed as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command. That tenure saw the successful conduct of three major international air exercises with the United States Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and the French Air Force. He was awarded the ‘Param Vishisht Seva Medal’ by the President of India on 26 Jan 2006.
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