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Chief of the Air Staff
رئیسِ عملۂ پاک فضائیہ
Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry
SuccessionOn basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Unofficial namesAir chief
DeputyVice Chief of the Air Staff
SalaryAccording to Pakistan Military officer's Pay Grade (apex Scale)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Chief of the Air Staff (

statutory office held by an Air Chief Marshal in the Pakistan Air Force, who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and final confirmation by the President of Pakistan.[2]
The CAS is the highest-ranking officer of the Pakistan Air Force and only pilots are appointed in this post.

The Chief of the Air Staff is a senior most military appointment in the

airspace and aerial borders.[3]: 40 [4]

The Chief of the Air Staff exercise its responsibility of

national security.[4]

The appointment, in principle, is constitutionally subjected for three years but extensions may be granted by the President upon recommendations and approvals from the Prime Minister. The Chief of the Air Staff is based at the

Air Headquarters, and the current Chief of the Air Staff is the Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Baber.[2]

History

The

Air Marshal. The British Air Council continued making the appointment at the command level until 1957, when Pakistan had promoted a local air officer to the commanding position.[5]
: 238 

On 20 March 1972, the title of the office was changed from "Commander in Chief" to the "Chief of Air Staff" with Air Marshal

superannuation was then constrained to three years in the office as opposed to four years and air chief was made a permanent member of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.[6][4] Since 1974, there has been 14 four-star rank air force officers who have commanded the air force as its air chief.[6]

The Chief of the Air Staff is nominated and appointed by the

AHQ in Islamabad, at the vicinity of the Navy Headquarters.[4]

The Chief of the Air Staff leads the functions of the AHQ, assisted by the civilians from the Air Force Secretariat-II of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).[1] The Chief of the Air Staff exercise its responsibility of complete operational, training and logistics commands.[4] In addition, the Air chief has several staff officers:-

  • Vice Chief of Air Staff
    • Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Aerial Support (DCAS(S))
    • Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Training and Evaluation (DCAS (T&E))
    • Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Air Operations (DCAS AO)
    • Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Personnel (DCAS P)
    • Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Engineering (DCAS (E))
    • Director-General
      C4ISTAR
      (DG C4ISTAR)
    • Commander Air Force Strategic Command

Appointees

For Commanders prior to 1947, see RAF India § Commanders.

The following tables chronicle the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Air Staff or its preceding positions since the independence of Pakistan.[8]

(**Seconded from the Royal Air Force)

Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force (1947–55)

The

Royal Pakistan Air Force
was formed in 1947. It was then headed by a Commander-in-Chief.

No. Portrait Commander-in-Chief Took office Left office Time in office
1
OBE

(1898–1987)
15 August 194717 February 19491 year, 186 days
218 February 19496 May 19512 years, 77 days
3
CBE

(1904–1986)
7 May 195119 June 19554 years, 43 days
420 June 195523 March 1956277 days

Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force (1956–72)

Pakistan became an Islamic republic in 23 March 1956, hence royal was dropped from the name of the air force.

No. Portrait Commander-in-Chief Took office Left office Time in office
123 March 195622 July 19571 year, 121 days
223 July 195722 July 19657 years, 364 days
323 July 196531 August 19694 years, 40 days
41 September 19692 March 19722 years, 183 days

Chiefs of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (1972–present)

See also: Vice Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)

Rank insignia of the whole PAF was changed when ACM Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed was in the office.

No. Portrait Chief of Air Staff Took office Left office Time in office
1
Zafar Chaudhry SQA
Chaudhry, ZafarAir Marshal
Zafar Chaudhry SQA
(1926–2019)		3 March 197215 April 19742 years, 43 days
2
Zulfiqar Ali Khan NI(M)
Khan, ZulfiqarAir Chief Marshal
Zulfiqar Ali Khan NI(M)
(1930–2005)		16 April 197422 July 19784 years, 97 days
3
Anwar Shamim NI(M), SJ
Shamim, AnwarAir Chief Marshal
Anwar Shamim NI(M), SJ
(1931–2013)		23 July 19785 March 19856 years, 226 days
4
Jamal Khan NI(M), SJ, SBt
Khan, JamalAir Chief Marshal
Jamal Khan NI(M), SJ, SBt
(born 1934)		5 March 19858 March 19883 years, 3 days
5
Hakimullah Khan Durrani NI(M), SJ, SBt
Durrani, HakimullahAir Chief Marshal
Hakimullah Khan Durrani NI(M), SJ, SBt
(1935–2024)		9 March 19889 March 19913 years
6
Farooq Feroze Khan NI(M), SBt
Khan, FarooqAir Chief Marshal
Farooq Feroze Khan NI(M), SBt
(1939–2021)		9 March 19918 November 19943 years, 244 days
7
Abbas Khattak NI(M), SBt
Khattak, AbbasAir Chief Marshal
Abbas Khattak NI(M), SBt
(born 1943)		8 November 19947 November 19972 years, 364 days
8
Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi NI(M), SBt
Qureshi, PervaizAir Chief Marshal
Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi NI(M), SBt
(born 1943)		7 November 199720 November 20003 years, 13 days
9
Mushaf Ali Mir NI(M), SBt
Mir, MushafAir Chief Marshal
Mushaf Ali Mir NI(M), SBt
(1947–2003)		20 November 200020 February 2003 †2 years, 92 days
10
Kaleem Saadat NI(M)
Saadat, KaleemAir Chief Marshal
Kaleem Saadat NI(M)
(born 1951)		18 March 200318 March 20063 years
11
Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed NI(M), SBt
Ahmed, TanvirAir Chief Marshal
Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed NI(M), SBt
(born 1952)		18 March 200618 March 20093 years
12
Rao Qamar Suleman NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M), SBt
Suleman, RaoAir Chief Marshal
Rao Qamar Suleman NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M), SBt
(born 1954)		19 March 200919 March 20123 years
13
TBt

(born 1955)
19 March 201219 March 20153 years
14
Sohail Aman NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M)
Aman, SohailAir Chief Marshal
Sohail Aman NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M)
(born 1959)		19 March 201519 March 20183 years
15
Mujahid Anwar Khan NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M)
Khan, MujahidAir Chief Marshal
Mujahid Anwar Khan NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M)
(born 1962)		19 March 201819 March 20213 years
16
Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M)
Babar, ZaheerAir Chief Marshal
Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M)
(born 1965)		19 March 2021Incumbent3 years, 33 days

See also

References

  1. ^ a b MoD, Ministry of Defence. "Organogram of MoD" (PDF). mod.gov.pk/. Ministry of Defence Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Mateen Haider; Irfan Haider (18 March 2015). "Air Marshal Sohail Aman appointed as new air chief". DAWN.COM. Dawn Newspaper, Islamabad. Dawn Newspapers. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9780814716335
    . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e Usman, Shabbir (2003). "Command & Structure control". pakdef.org. PakDef Military Consortium. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. ^
    ISBN 9781349209422
    . Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ^
    ISBN 9789381411797
    . Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. ISBN 9789386367433
    . Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Chiefs of Air Staff". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

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