B.D. Mishra Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Full Information
Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd. Mishra (Retd.) is the former Commander, Counter Hijack Force, National Security Guard (NSG), also known as the Black Cat Commandos. He led a surgical strike against the hijacked Indian Airlines aircraft. After successfully eliminating the hijacker, 126 passengers, 9 infants, and 6 crew members were rescued at Raja Sansi Airfield in Amritsar on April 24, 1993. For this operation, he was awarded a Commendation by the Prime Minister of India.
Brig. Brig. On 3 October 2017, he was sworn in as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. He is also the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and the President of the NERIST Society, a Deemed University, under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India). He is also the Chief rector of Rajiv Gandhi University, a Central University in India. He is also Chairman of the State Ex-Servicemen Association and President of Indian Red Cross Society. He is also Patron of State Bharat Scouts and Guides.
B.D. Mishra Full Information
Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd. Mishra (Retd.) was born to Late Smt. Jagannath Mishra, and Late Smt. Dhirajee Devi was born on 20 July 1939 at Kathauta Village, Post: Gopiganj District: Benares, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh
Education:
Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.). Mishra (Retd.) He is a graduate of Allahabad University and a M.Sc. Madras University. He also holds a MA degree and a M.Sc. He was a faculty member at the College of Combat at Mhow as well as at the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington.
Joining the Indian Army –
Brig (Dr.) B.D. After his training at Indian Military Academy, Mishra was commissioned in Infantry, Madras Regiment on December 17, 1961. After a distinguished army career that spanned 33 years and 7 months, Mishra retired on July 31, 1995. He was awarded an extended two-year service for his meritorious operational service.
Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra fought for the defense of the Nation during the three major wars against India: 1962 against China, 1965 against Pakistan and 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. From 1963 to 1964, he fought against insurgents. From 1979 to 1981, he commanded an Infantry Battlion in Poonch Sector on the Indo-Pak Lines of Actual Control.
B.D. Mishra Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Full Information
Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra commanded an Infantry Brigade in the Indian Peace Keeping Force, (IPKF), in Sri Lanka. He fought against the LTTE in the most intense stage Operation PAWAN on Jaffna–Palali axis. Also, after the Jaffna battles in Vavunia, he fought in Trincomalee from 1987 to 1988.
Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.). Mishra (Retd.) volunteered to fight the Pakistanis in the Kargil War.
Brig. (Dr.) Mishra Smt. Neelam. Their two children are Shri Neelotpal Mishra and Shrivenham, the son of the former Royal Military College of Science. Smt. Kaninika Mishra is Kaninika’s daughter. She is a post graduate from East Carolina University-College of Business, USA and has a Masters degree in Management from Queensland University of Technology.
Foreign countries visited:
Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd. Mishra (Retd.) has been to Belgium, Bhutan, France and Germany, Holland, Israel. He also visited Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, the UK, and Malaysia.