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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ashwani Lohani
| image = File:Shri Ashwani Lohani appointed as the Chairman, Railway Board and ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India, on August 24, 2017.jpg
| caption = Shri Ashwani Lohani on 24 August 2017
| office1 = Chairman & [[Director (business)|MD]] of [[Air India]]
| term_start2 = 11 August 2015
| term_end2 = 22 August 2017
| successor2 = Aloke Singh
| term_start1 = 13 February 2019
| term_end1 = 14 February 2020
| predecessor1 = Pradeep Singh Kharola
| office3 = [[Chairman Railway Board (India)|Chairman]] of [[Railway Board]]
| term_start3 = 23 August 2017
| term_end3 = 31 December 2018
| predecessor3 = A K Mittal
| successor3 = [[Vinod Kumar Yadav]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|12|22}}<ref name="Lohani">{{cite web|url=https://www.marathi.tv/personalities/ashwani-lohani/|title=Ashwani Lohani bio|work=Marathi.tv|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| citizenship =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| spouse =
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Institution of Engineers (India)|Institute of Engineers]], [[Kolkata]] <br/> [[Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering|IRIMEE]], [[Jamalpur, Munger|Jamalpur]] <br/> [[St. Aloysius' High School, 36 Cantonments, Kanpur|SASKNP]]
| occupation = [[Civil servant]]
| profession =
}}

'''Ashwani Lohani''' is a retired officer of [[Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers]]. He has earlier worked as the Chairman & Managing Director of [[Air India]] and the former [[Chairman Railway Board (India)|Chairman of the Railway Board]] of Indian Railways. After being retired from Government service on 23 July 2020 he joined [[GMR Group]] where He is currently serving as [[Chief Executive Officer]].

==Early life and education==
Lohani was born in [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He completed his schooling at St. Aloysius High School, [[Kanpur]] and studied engineering at [[Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering]] (IRIMEE), [[Jamalpur, Munger|Jamalpur]]. He is a mechanical engineer; as part of his training at IRIMEE, he attended training in mechanical, electrical and telecommunications at Jamalpur Workshop.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Firstpost]] |date=21 August 2015 |url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/ashwani-lohani-a-tourism-veteran-to-steer-air-india-as-cmd-2400854.html |accessdate=23 December 2015|title=Ashwani Lohani to take charge of Air India as CMD}}</ref> He holds four engineering degree in [[mechanical engineering]], [[Electrical Engineering|electrical engineering]], [[metallurgical engineering]] and [[Telecommunications engineering|electronics & telecommunication engineering]] from [[Institution of Engineers (India)|Institution of Engineers]], [[Kolkata]]. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.

Ashwani is from the 1980s batch of Indian Railways Service officer & joined as the director for the National Rail Museum in 1993. In 2001 he joined [[India Tourism Development Corporation]] as Chairman and Managing Director. In 2004 he also become Commissioner and Managing Director of [[Madhya Pradesh]] Tourism Development Corporation, a position that he held for almost six years in three different spells. At the end of 2009 he also served as Divisional Railway Manager, Delhi Division. After 2 years he joined [[Northern Railway Zone (India)|Northern Railway]] as Chief Mechanical Engineer. He then served as Chief Administrative Officer in the [[Ministry of Railways]].<ref name="Limca"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ashwani-lohani-in-limca-book/story-9EYuqu0iGIvpp4uZ6FtxSL.html |title=Ashwani Lohani in Limca Book | India |work=Hindustan Times|date=2006-09-19 |accessdate=2016-05-29}}</ref> In 2015 he was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of [[Air India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/ashwani-lohani-takes-over-as-cmd-of-air-india/articleshow/48746511.cms|title=Ashwani Lohani takes over as CMD of Air India|work=Economic Times|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref> Moreover, he has been a Non-Executive Director of [[Air Mauritius]] Limited since October 2015. In 2017, he became the [[Chairman Railway Board (India)|Chairman]] of [[Railway Board]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajiv-bansal-named-air-india-chief-after-ashwani-lohani-moved-to-railway-board/story-o4LJcAnAkQzfU2FzJvcMhL.html|title=Rajiv Bansal named Air India chief after Ashwani Lohani moved to Railway Board|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-ashwani-lohani-the-turnaround-man-who-takes-over-the-railway-board/story-DTpqizHNNSFbPMpHNAQTIN.html|title=Who is Ashwani Lohani, the 'turnaround man' who takes over the Railway Board|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref> In February 2019, he was reappointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of [[Air India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/ashwani-lohani-appointed-air-india-cmd-for-second-time-1550059621784.html|title=Ashwani Lohani appointed Air India CMD for second time|work=Live Mint|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/ashwani-lohani-appointed-air-india-cmd-for-second-time/article26259745.ece|title=Ashwani Lohani appointed Air India CMD for second time|work=The Hindu|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref>

==Records==
He holds an omega aquaterra 2017 [[Limca Book of Records|Limca Record]] for having four engineering degrees in [[mechanical engineering]], [[electrical engineering]], [[metallurgical engineering]] and [[Telecommunications engineering|electronics & telecommunication engineering]] from [[Institution of Engineers (India)]], [[Kolkata]]; a place in the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] for successfully running the ‘[[Fairy Queen (locomotive)|Fairy Queen Express]]’, the world's oldest working steam locomotive.<ref name="Limca">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/report/pix-ais-new-chief-features-in-record-books-has-garden-named-after-him/20150820.htm |title=AI's new chief features in record books, has garden named after him - Rediff.com Business |publisher=Rediff.com |date=2015-08-20 |accessdate=2016-05-29}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Facebook|ashwani.lohani}}

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