Ashwani Lohani
Ashwani Lohani | |
|---|---|
 Ashwani Lohani in 2017 | |
| Director of Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sanjiv N. Sahai |
| Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GMR Group | |
| In office 1 August 2020 – 28 February 2025 | |
| Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation | |
| In office 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021 | |
| Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India | |
| In office 1 February 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Singh Kharola |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Bansal |
| Chairman of Railway Board | |
| In office 23 August 2017 – 31 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | A K Mittal |
| Succeeded by | Vinod Kumar Yadav |
| Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India | |
| In office 1 September 2015 – 22 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Rohit Nandan |
| Succeeded by | Pradeep Singh Kharola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1958[1] Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Institute of Engineers, Kolkata IRIMEE, Jamalpur SASKNP |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Ashwani Lohani (born 22 December 1958) is a retired 1980 batch officer of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers. He is currently serving as Director of Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society from 9 June 2025 onwards.[2] He has earlier worked as the Chairman & Managing Director of Air India and the former Chairman of the Railway Board of Indian Railways. After being retired from Government service, he joined GMR Group where he served as Chief Executive Officer from August 2020 till February 2025.
Early life and education
[edit]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. He is a mechanical engineer; as part of his training at IRIMEE, he attended training in mechanical, electrical and telecommunications at Jamalpur Workshop.[3] He holds four engineering degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, metallurgical engineering and electronics & telecommunication engineering from 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 as Chief Mechanical Engineer. He then served as Chief Administrative Officer in the Ministry of Railways.[4][5]
In 2015 he was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India.[6] Moreover, he has been a Non-Executive Director of Air Mauritius Limited since October 2015.
In 2017, he became the Chairman of Railway Board.[7][8] In February 2019, he was reappointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India where he served their till 31 January 2020.[9][10].After being retired from Government service, he joined GMR Group where he served as Chief Executive Officer from August 2020 till February 2025. He also worked as Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation from 1 April 2020 till 31 March 2021.
Records
[edit]He holds an omega aquaterra 2017 Limca Record for having four engineering degrees in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, metallurgical engineering and electronics & telecommunication engineering from Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata; a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for successfully running the ‘Fairy Queen Express’, the world's oldest working steam locomotive.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ashwani Lohani bio". Marathi.tv. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Ashwani Lohani to be director of PM Museum & Library". The Times of India. 6 June 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Ashwani Lohani to take charge of Air India as CMD". Firstpost. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "AI's new chief features in record books, has garden named after him - Rediff.com Business". Rediff.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Ashwani Lohani in Limca Book | India". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Ashwani Lohani takes over as CMD of Air India". Economic Times. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Rajiv Bansal named Air India chief after Ashwani Lohani moved to Railway Board". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Who is Ashwani Lohani, the 'turnaround man' who takes over the Railway Board". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Ashwani Lohani appointed Air India CMD for second time". Live Mint. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Ashwani Lohani appointed Air India CMD for second time". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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