Air Marshal Amit Tiwari, PVSM, AVSM, VM (Retd)
was commissioned in the IAF as a fighter pilot in June
1982. A qualified flying instructor, he has over 3500 hours
of experience on various fighter aircraft. An alumnus of
National Defence Academy, Pune, he is also a graduate of
Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, College of
Defence Management, Secunderabad and National Defence
College, New Delhi. Besides commanding a forward airbase,
he has been the team leader of Surya Kiran Aerobatic
Squadron. He has served as the Air Advisor at Indian
Embassy in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2009. As an Air
Marshal, he has had tenures as Commandant, Air Force
Academy, Dundigal and Air Officer in charge of Personnel
at Air Headquarters, New Delhi. His last appointment
before retirement was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Air Command.