Om Prakash Mehra

Actor

BIOGRAPHY

Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra (in Punjabi ਓਮਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਮੇਹਰਾ,in Hindi ओमप्रकाश मेहरा) (19 January 1919 – 8 November 2015) was Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force 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, Indias 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.

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