Group Captain Shaliza Dhami is an officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF). She is the first woman officer in the IAF to receive a permanent commission and the first woman to become a Flight Commander.[2][3] She became first woman IAF officer to get selected in front-line combat unit.[4][5][6]
Shaliza Dhami | |
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| Born | Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 2003–present |
| Rank |  Group Captain |
| Service number | 27773 |
| Spouse(s) | Vineet Joshi[1] |
Career
editBorn in Ludhiana, Punjab.[3][7] Dhami holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Communication.[8][2] Her first solo flight was in 2003 in a HAL HPT-32 Deepak. She was commissioned as a flying officer in the Air Force on 20 December 2003 on a short-service commission,[9] and was promoted to flight lieutenant on 20 December 2005 and to squadron leader on 20 December 2009.[10][11]
Promoted to wing commander on 20 December 2016,[12] Dhami became a Flight Commander in August 2019, the first woman officer in India to do so.[3] She is a flight commander of a Chetak helicopter unit at Hindan Air Force Station.[13] She also became the first woman flying instructor of the IAF for Chetak and Cheetah helicopters; this makes her the first woman flying instructor in the IAF. On 18 December 2018, Dhami became the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to be granted a permanent commission.[14]
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Dhami's first solo flight was in a HAL Deepak -
She is the first woman flying instructor for HAL Chetak
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Who is Shaliza Dhami ?", Indian Expressdate=2023-03-08
- ^ a b Joshi, Shamani (28 August 2019). "The Indian Air Force Just Got its First Female Flight Commander". Vice. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Shaliza Dhami is India's first woman Flight Commander". Femina. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "'Sent her to a govt school, never questioned her choices': IAF officer Shaliza Dhami's proud parents". The Indian Express. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (7 March 2023). "Group Captain Shaliza Dhami becomes the first woman IAF officer to get command appointment". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "First woman officer selected to command a frontline combat unit in IAF". The Times of India. 7 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "#GoodNews: In a First, Woman IAF Officer Becomes Flight Commander". The Quint. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Sharma, Aditya (27 August 2019). "Shaliza Dhami Is First Woman Air Force Officer To Become Flight Commander". NDTV. ANI. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 1 April 2006. p. 443.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 28 June 2008. p. 796.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 5 March 2011. p. 487.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 July 2019. p. 1791.
- ^ "Wing Commander S Dhami becomes first female officer to become Flight Commander". Hindustan Times. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 3 April 2021. p. 1472.
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