Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)
Chief of the Air Staff | |
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رئیسِ عملۂ پاک فضائیہ | |
Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry | |
Succession | On basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. |
Unofficial names | Air chief |
Deputy | Vice Chief of the Air Staff |
Salary | According to Pakistan Military officer's Pay Grade (apex Scale) |
Website | Official website |
The Chief of the Air Staff (
The Chief of the Air Staff is a senior most military appointment in the
The Chief of the Air Staff exercise its responsibility of
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
History
The
On 20 March 1972, the title of the office was changed from "Commander in Chief" to the "Chief of Air Staff" with Air Marshal
The Chief of the Air Staff is nominated and appointed by the
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
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
No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | 15 August 1947 | 17 February 1949 | 1 year, 186 days | ||
2 | 18 February 1949 | 6 May 1951 | 2 years, 77 days | ||
3 | 7 May 1951 | 19 June 1955 | 4 years, 43 days | ||
4 | 20 June 1955 | 23 March 1956 | 277 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 |
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1 | 23 March 1956 | 22 July 1957 | 1 year, 121 days | ||
2 | 23 July 1957 | 22 July 1965 | 7 years, 364 days | ||
3 | 23 July 1965 | 31 August 1969 | 4 years, 40 days | ||
4 | 1 September 1969 | 2 March 1972 | 2 years, 183 days |
Chiefs of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (1972–present)
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 |
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1 | Zafar Chaudhry SQA (1926–2019) | Air Marshal3 March 1972 | 15 April 1974 | 2 years, 43 days | |
2 | Zulfiqar Ali Khan NI(M) (1930–2005) | Air Chief Marshal16 April 1974 | 22 July 1978 | 4 years, 97 days | |
3 | Anwar Shamim NI(M), SJ (1931–2013) | Air Chief Marshal23 July 1978 | 5 March 1985 | 6 years, 226 days | |
4 | Jamal A. Khan NI(M), SJ, SBt (born 1934) | Air Chief Marshal5 March 1985 | 8 March 1988 | 3 years, 3 days | |
5 | Hakimullah Khan Durrani NI(M), SJ, SBt (1935–2024) | Air Chief Marshal9 March 1988 | 9 March 1991 | 3 years | |
6 | Farooq Feroze Khan NI(M), SBt (1939–2021) | Air Chief Marshal9 March 1991 | 8 November 1994 | 3 years, 244 days | |
7 | Abbas Khattak NI(M), SBt (born 1943) | Air Chief Marshal8 November 1994 | 7 November 1997 | 2 years, 364 days | |
8 | Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi NI(M), SBt (born 1943) | Air Chief Marshal7 November 1997 | 20 November 2000 | 3 years, 13 days | |
9 | Mushaf Ali Mir NI(M), SBt (1947–2003) | Air Chief Marshal20 November 2000 | 20 February 2003 † | 2 years, 92 days | |
10 | Kaleem Saadat NI(M) (born 1951) | Air Chief Marshal18 March 2003 | 18 March 2006 | 3 years | |
11 | Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed NI(M), SBt (born 1952) | Air Chief Marshal18 March 2006 | 18 March 2009 | 3 years | |
12 | Rao Qamar Suleman NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M), SBt (born 1954) | Air Chief Marshal19 March 2009 | 19 March 2012 | 3 years | |
13 | 19 March 2012 | 19 March 2015 | 3 years | ||
14 | Sohail Aman NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M) (born 1959) | Air Chief Marshal19 March 2015 | 19 March 2018 | 3 years | |
15 | Mujahid Anwar Khan NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M) (born 1962) | Air Chief Marshal19 March 2018 | 19 March 2021 | 3 years | |
16 | Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M) (born 1965) | Air Chief Marshal19 March 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 98 days |
See also
- List of serving air marshals of the Pakistan Air Force
- Pakistan Air Force ranks
- Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)
- Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)
- Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan)
- Chief of the General Staff (Pakistan)
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ISBN 9780814716335. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Usman, Shabbir (2003). "Command & Structure control". pakdef.org. PakDef Military Consortium. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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- ^ "Chiefs of Air Staff". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.