B. D. Mishra is a former brigadier of the

Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...

. He is the present governor of Arunachal Pradesh. and also has additional charge of Governor of Meghalaya.

Career

Mishra retired from the

on 31 July 1995, after a career that began as a permanent regular infantry officer, on 17 December 1961. He was born on 20 July 1939. Mishra was the commander of the NSG (Black Cat Commandos) Counter Hijack Task Force that assaulted the hijacked aircraft of Indian Airlines and successfully executed the rescue operation, at Raja Sansi Airfield, Amritsar, on 24 April 1993. All 124 travellers and crew members were rescued in the operation, after eliminating the hijackers, without any casualty or damage. Mishra received the Prime Minister's appreciation for his role in ending this hijack crisis.

Operational roles

Mishra has served in various wars and operational roles for India: * Against Chinese attack on India (1962) * Against Naga insurgents in

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(1963–1964) * Against Pakistan in Sialkot Sector (1965) * Against Pakistan in

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(1971) * Against Pakistan on LoC in Poonch Sector, as Battalion Commander (1979-1981) * Against LTTE as the Leading Brigade Commander of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in

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and

Trincomalee Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...

in Sri Lanka (1987-1988) * Against J&K and Punjab terrorists, as NSG Force Commander (1990-1995) * Volunteered for

Kargil War The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referr ...

, after retirement He has received Commendation for Gallant Role in Counter Terrorist Operations.

Education

Mishra holds an MA from

Allahabad University , mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees" , established = , type = Public , chancellor = Ashish Chauhan , vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava , head_label ...

, an M.Sc from

Madras University The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigious universities in India, incorporated by an a ...

and a PhD from Jiwaji University,

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. He has five years’ postgraduate and graduate level teaching experience in College of Combat at

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and in

Defence Services Staff College , motto_lang = sa , mottoeng = ''To War with Wisdom'' , established = (as the ''Army Staff College'', Deolali) , type = Defence Service Training Institute , affiliation = , endowment = , administrative_staff = , faculty = , pres ...

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. He also holds an LL.B. degree from

University of Delhi Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate Central university (India), central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and ...

Military awards and decorations

References

External links

Official Profile from Arunachal Pradesh government website
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