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Ashwani Lohani ( Air India CMD ) Profile, Biodata, Wiki, Family, Net worth

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Personal Information Summary
Name Ashwani Lohani
Hometown Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Does Ashwani Lohani has any LIMCA book of records? He holds an omega aquaterra 2017 Limca Record for having four engineering degrees in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, metallurgical engineering and electronics & telecommunication engineering.
Birth date / Age / जन्म तारीख December 22, 1958. As of 2025, he is around 67 years old.
Marital Status / Marriage / Wife or Spouse Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Children / No. of Kids None
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race White
Nationality American
Wikipedia Biography / Biodata Profile

Introduction :

Ashwani Lohani is the current chairman and Managing Director of Air India.

Famously nicknamed the ‘Turnaround Man’, he has brought about a sea of change in the numerous industries that he has worked in.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

  • Ashwani was born on December 22, 1958, in Kapur, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Mr. Lohani is married, but little is known publicly about his family.
  • He was educated at the St. Aloysius High School in Kanpur and graduated with the class of 1973.
  • He holds a Limca Record for possessing four “Engineering degree equivalents” in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in Jamalpur.

Early Business Career :

  • Ashwani is from the 1980s batch of Indian Railways Service officer & became director for the National Rail Museum in 1993. He was awarded National Award for Outstanding Performance by the Ministry of Railways in April 1996.
  • 5 years later, he made a career change into tourism and secured the position of Director in the Ministry of Tourism.

  • In 2001, Ashwani joined the India Tourism Development Corporation as Chairman & Managing Director in 2001 & is recognized for the upturn of the company under his leadership. He then left from his post in December 2002 for undisclosed reasons.
  • Uma Bharti, as the head of the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation consulted him in 2003 to revive the exacerbating condition of the company. In 6 years, it won 3 National Tourism Awards and was heralded the “Best tourism performing state in the country.”

Profession and Salary : Later Career

  • At the end of 2009, Lohani went back into railway as the Divisional Railway Manager in Delhi Division.
  • After two years, he joined the Northern Railways as Chief Mechanical Engineer.
  • He returned to Madhya Pradesh as the Commissioner Tourism & Managing Director for MP State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd & made the state one of the leading tourist destinations in India.
  • Lohani left and returned to the transportation industry, claiming the post of Chief Administration Officer for the Ministry of Railways, working there for four years.
  • He was appointed Chairman & Managing Director of Air India Ltd. in September 2015, where he aspires to once again work his magic for the company.
  • He claims that turnaround for the company will happen no later than 2018.

Awards and Acclaim :

  • Mr. Lohani is described as very approachable and positive. His work ethic favors the employees, as he believes happy employees will deliver good service to clients. As an example, a police case was filed against a lawmaker who demanded a business class seat in an all-economy flight and struck an Air India employee recently.
  • Ashwani is also a holder of the Guinness Book of World Records for successfully running the world’s oldest working steam locomotive – the “Fairy Queen Express.”
  • Some books are written by him that are more well-known are “Winning at Work against All Odds” (2006) and “Smoking Beauties: Steam Engines of the World” (2004).
  • He occasionally writes a blog and has published columns on multiple topics ranging from engineering to spirituality.

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