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{{Short description|Indian Air Force officer}}
{{For|his younger brother|Ranjan Gogoi}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| name = Anjan Kumar Gogoi
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal|AVSM]]
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| service_years = 2 June 1973 – 28 February 2013
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| office1 = Member [[North Eastern Council]]
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[[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] '''Anjan Kumar Gogoi''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]] (born February 1953) is an Indian retired [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]] officer who served as [[Air officer commanding|Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (AOC-in-C) of the [[South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force|South Western Air Command]] from 2011 to 2013 and as a Member of the [[North Eastern Council]] from 2020 to 2023.

== Early life, family, and education ==
Anjan Kumar Gogoi was born in February 1953 in [[Dibrugarh]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=DNA Web |title=Air Marshal Gogoi awarded Param Vishist Seva Medal |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-air-marshal-gogoi-awarded-param-vishist-seva-medal-1642129 |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> the eldest child and first son of [[Kesab Chandra Gogoi]] and [[Shanti Gogoi|Shanti Priya Gogoi]]. His father, Kesab Chandra, was a politician and lawyer who served as [[Chief Minister of Assam]] in 1982.<ref name=":2" /> Gogoi has two younger brothers and two younger sisters: Ranjan, Nirjan, Indira, and Nandita. His younger brother, [[Ranjan Gogoi|Ranjan]], went on to serve as the 46th [[Chief Justice of India]] and as a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|member of the Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-09 |title=Noted social activist and writer Shanti Gogoi passes away |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/noted-social-activist-and-writer-shanti-gogoi-passes-away-533209 |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People |language=en}}</ref>

During Gogoi's childhood, when both he and his younger brother Ranjan were old enough to go to school, their father [[Kesab Chandra Gogoi]] said only one of them could go to the [[Sainik School, Goalpara|Sainik School in Goalpara]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2018-09-14 |title=Ranjan Gogoi always chose the right path, says his brother |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/ranjan-gogoi-always-chose-the-right-path-says-his-brother/articleshow/65803351.cms |access-date=2026-03-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> As both brothers wished to go, Kesab Chandra Gogoi told them to decide via a coin toss. Anjan won the coin toss, and went to the Sainik School in 1964.<ref name=":0" /> Gogoi attended the 41st [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] as a cadet in December 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Air Force Training Course Database |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/indianairforce/database/courses/courselist.php?qunit=41%20NDA |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Bharat Rakshak |language=en-gb}}</ref>

Gogoi underwent the Air Combat Simulator Instructors Course in the [[United Kingdom]], the Higher Command Course at [[Army War College, Mhow|Army War College]] in [[Mhow]], and the Executive National Security Programme in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Marshal AK Gogoi assumes charge as new Chief of SWAC |url=https://deshgujarat.com/2011/01/01/air-marshal-ak-gogoi-is-new-chief-of-swac/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}}</ref> He earned a [[Master of Philosophy]] in Defence and Management Studies from [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya]].<ref name=":3" />

== Air force career (1973–2013) ==
Gogoi was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 2 June 1973 as a fighter-stream pilot.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-06-21 |title=South Western Air Command's Commanding-in-Chief inspects Phalodi station |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/south-western-air-commands-commanding-in-chief-inspects-phalodi-station/articleshow/14308488.cms |access-date=2026-03-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He later completed the [[Defence Services Staff College]] as a [[squadron leader]] on 25 November 1985 in [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]]. He was promoted to [[Wing commander]] on 1 June 1991. He then served as the Commander of the [[No. 108 Squadron IAF]] from 20 January 1992 to 3 January 1994 in [[Adampur]]. He was promoted to [[Group captain (India)|Group Captain]] on 9 August 1996, and was appointed the Command Air Defence Officer of the [[Eastern Air Command (India)|Eastern Air Command]] on 1 May 1998.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Service Record for Air Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi 13382 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/indianairforce/database/13382 |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Bharat Rakshak |language=en-gb}}</ref>

Gogoi served as the Station Commander of the 35 wing at [[Suratgarh]] from 21 June 1999 to 2 May 2001, during [[Operation Safed Sagar]] in the [[Kargil War]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-26 |title=Memories of Kargil war: 20 years on, retired Air Force officer recalls key operations - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/memories-of-kargil-war-20-years-on-retired-air-force-officer-recalls-key-operations-4062991.htm |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref> He served as Air Officer Commanding of the 18 wing at [[Pathankot]] from 11 March 2002 to 2 November 2003. He was promoted to [[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]] on 27 March 2002, and from 3 November 2003 to 31 October 2006, he served as the Principal Director of offensive operations at [[RAF India|Air Headquarters]] in Delhi. He was promoted the [[Air vice marshal (India)|Air Vice Marshal]] on 1 November 2006, and then was the Air Officer commanding of the 2 Air Defence Control Centre in [[Gandhinagar]]. He was then the Assistant Chief of Air Staff (operations) from 1 March 2008 to 31 May 2009.<ref name=":1" />

Gogoi was promoted to [[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] on 1 June 2009, and was Director General Air (operations) from 1 June 2009 to 31 December 2010. He lastly served as the [[Air officer commanding|Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (AOC-in-C) of the [[South Western Air Command]] from 1 January 2011 until his retirement on 28 February 2013.<ref name=":1" /> During his tenure as AOC-in-C,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-01-05 |title=Group Capt. Tendulkar to fly Sukhoi jet soon |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/364698 |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> honorary Group Captain and cricketeer [[Sachin Tendulkar]] was given permission to fly from [[Pune]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-01-05 |title=Group Capt Tendulkar to fly Su-30MKI from Lohegaon |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/group-capt-tendulkar-to-fly-su30mki-from-lohegaon/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Gogoi is also a [[Qualified Flying Instructor|qualified flying instructor]] and fighter combat leader.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2012-01-26 |title=PVSM for Anjan Kr Gogoi |url=https://www.assamtimes.org/node/5707 |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Assam Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Post-retirement ==
In retirement, Gogoi became President of the Socio Educational Welfare Association (SEWA), an NGO founded by his mother, after her retirement in 2016. He continued in the position until February 2021, when he was succeeded by his sister Nandita.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Founder & Chairman {{!}} Sewa NGO |url=https://sewango.org/founder-chairman/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> He has since participated in events with the organisation, including its [[silver jubilee]] anniversary in 2025 with Arunachal Pradesh Governor [[Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik]] in Dibrugarh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2025-10-23 |title=Arunachal: Governor Joins SEWA's Silver Jubilee Celebration |url=https://arunachal24.in/arunachal-governor-joins-sewas-silver-jubilee-celebration/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In a 2015 interview with [[Firstpost]], Gogoi called for more than the two new [[Dassault Rafale|Rafale]] squadrons, and argued that the dwindling number of IAF fighters was worrying.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2015 |title=Two new Rafale squadrons are fine, but IAF's dwindling fighters a worry: Former Air Marshal Gogoi |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/two-new-rafale-squadrons-are-fine-but-iafs-dwindling-fighters-a-worry-former-air-marshal-gogoi-2207294.html}}</ref>

In January 2020, Gogoi was nominated a Member of the [[North Eastern Council]] (NEC) for a period of three years by the [[President of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-06 |title=Retired Air Marshall Anjan Kumar Gogoi appointed as NEC member |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/cities/guwahati-city/retired-air-marshall-anjan-kumar-gogoi-appointed-as-nec-member |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2020 |title=Ex-CJI's IAF officer brother Anjan Gogoi too has post-retirement job — Secretary-level post |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/ex-cjis-iaf-officer-brother-anjan-gogoi-too-has-post-retirement-job-secretary-level-post/383482/}}</ref> As NEC member, he participated in meetings with different stakeholders on Northeastern Tourism policy in February 2020,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |date=2020-02-13 |title=NEC meeting with different stakeholders discussed NE Tourism Policy |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nec-meeting-with-different-stakeholders-discussed-ne-tourism-policy/articleshow/74122511.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2026-03-03 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> visited the North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) office in December 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=NE NOW |date=2021-12-28 |title=NEC member Air Marshal AK Gogoi discusses development of bamboo sector with NECBDC officials |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/nec-air-marshal-ak-gogoi-necbdc.html |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=NorthEast Now |language=en-US}}</ref> and visited the [[North-Eastern Space Applications Centre|North Eastern Space Applications Centre]] in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=Air Marshal Shri Anjan Kumar Gogoi, Hon'ble Member, NEC visits NESAC |url=https://nesac.gov.in/events/2022/03/air-marshal-shri-anjan-kumar-gogoi-honble-member-nec-visits-nesac/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=NESAC |language=en-US}}</ref> He also briefed Union minister [[Jitendra Singh Rana|Jitendra Singh]] of the projects undertaken by the council in December 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-26 |title=Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh being briefed about the status of various projects undertaken by the North Eastern Council by the Advisor Northeast, Air Marshal (Retd) Anjan Kumar Gogoi, on Saturday. |url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/union-minister-dr-jitendra-singh-being-briefed-about-the-status-of-various-projects-undertaken-by-the-north-eastern-council-by-the-advisor-northeast-air-marshal-retd-anjan-kumar-gogoi-on-saturday/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Daily Excelsior |language=en-US}}</ref> and also accompanied Singh for the inauguration of the integrated bamboo treatment plant at the premises of the NECBDC.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2021 |title=Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurates the latest technology Integrated Bamboo Treatment Plant near Guwahati |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1700837&reg=3&lang=2}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Gogoi is married to Leena Gogoi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-04 |title=Investiture Ceremony at Sainik School Goalpara |url=https://www.assamtimes.org/node/5118 |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Assam Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Honours and awards ==
Gogoi was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2002, and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2005.<ref name=":1" />

Gogoi was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 25 January 2012<ref name=":2" /> on [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] for his "rendering service of the most exceptional order".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-15 |title=PVSM for Air Marshal Anjan Gogoi |url=https://assamtribune.com/pvsm-for-air-marshal-anjan-gogoi |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=assamtribune.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-01-27 |title=Air Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, IAF, has been Param Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished and devoted service. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/airmarshal-anjan-kumar-gogoi-air-officer-commanding-in-chiefsouth-western-air-command-iaf-has-beenparam-vishisht-seva-medal-for-his-distinguished-and-devoted-service-heis-an-alumnus-of-national-defenceacademy-/articleshow/11648689.cms |access-date=2026-03-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He was presented the medal by President [[Pratibha Patil]] at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] on 17 April 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2012 |title=President Confers Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=82329&reg=3&lang=2}}</ref>

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