- Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)
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Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force
Incumbent:
Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman
since: March 19, 2009First Air Vice Marshal Allan Perry-Keene Formation August 15, 1947 Website Pakistan Air Force
The Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, abbreviated as CAS, is typically the highest ranking 4-star rank officer in the Pakistan Air Force, unless a four-star officer is appointed as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The CAS is a senior and permanent member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The CAS heads the Air Staff of the Air Force and reports directly to the President of Pakistan and Prime Minister of Pakistan. Under the authority of the President, the CAS is responsible for the organization, training, and equipping of Reserve and civilian forces serving in the Pakistan Air Force and overseas. The CAS also allocates Air Force personnel and resources to the subordinate commanders of the Air Force. Constitutionally, the CAS is subordinated to the President and the Prime Minister and reports directly to the civilian leadership.
The CAS is appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The appointment does not require the Senate Secretariat's confirmation. By statute, the CAS is the equivalent of a four-star general and holds the rank of Air Chief Marshal. The current Chief of the Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman.[1]
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Past Chiefs of the Air Staff
No. Name Appointment Date Left Office Decorations
Air Force Commander-in-Chief, Royal Pakistan Air Force (RAF 2-star Air Vice Marshal)
1 Air Vice Marshal Allan Perry-Keene August 15, 1947 February 17, 1949 CB, OBE 2 Air Vice Marshal Sir Richard Atcherley February 18, 1949 May 6, 1951 KBE, CB, AFC 3 Air Vice Marshal Leslie William Cannon May 7, 1951 June 19, 1955 CB, CBE 4 Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur McDonald June 20, 1955 July 22, 1957 KCB AFC
Air Force Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Air Force (PAF 3-star Air Marshal)
5 Air Marshal Asghar Khan July 23, 1957 July 22, 1965 HPk, HQA 6 Air Marshal Nur Khan July 23, 1965 August 31, 1969 HJ, HS, HQA, SPk 7 Air Marshal Abdul Rahim Khan September 1, 1969 March 2, 1972 HJ, HQA, SPk, SBt 8 Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry March 3, 1972 April 15, 1974 SQA
Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force ((CAS) of PAF, 4-star Air Chief Marshal)
9 Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan April 16, 1974 July 22, 1978 NI(M) 10 Air Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim July 23, 1978 March 5, 1985 NI(M), SJ 11 Air Chief Marshal Jamal A. Khan March 6, 1985 March 8, 1988 NI(M), SJ, SBt 12 Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah March 9, 1988 March 9, 1991 NI(M), SJ, SBt 13 Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan March 9, 1991 November 8, 1994 NI(M), SBt 14 Air Chief Marshal Abbas Khattak November 8, 1994 November 7, 1997 NI(M), SBt 15 Air Chief Marshal Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi November 7, 1997 November 20, 2000 NI(M), SBt 16 Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir November 20, 2000 February 20, 2003 NI(M), SBt 17 Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat March 18, 2003 March 18, 2006 NI(M) 18 Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed March 18, 2006 March 18, 2009 NI(M), SBt 19 Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman March 19, 2009 Present NI(M), SBt See also
- Pakistan Air Force
- Chief of the Air Staff (India)-for commanders prior to 1947.
- Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)
- Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
- Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)
- Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)
References
- ^ "President appoints new Air Chief " Associated Press of Pakistan, 18 March 2009
External links
Categories:- Chiefs of Air Staff, Pakistan
- Pakistan Air Force air marshals
- Air force chiefs of staff
- Air force appointments
- Government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
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