India, Sept. 2 -- The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has appointed Air Marshal (retd) Jeetendra Mishra as the first full-time Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ram temple.

Mishra was selected from a shortlist of three candidates drawn from 5,585 applications by a high-powered selection committee.

Air Marshal Mishra is a decorated former Indian Air Force officer with more than 38 years of service and over 3,000 hours of flying experience.

He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot on December 6, 1986. During his distinguished career, he held several key command and staff positions, including senior operational appointments.

Mishra served as the chief of the IAF's Western Air Command during Operation S...