| PAF s' Chief of the Air Staffs |
Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force is typically the highest ranking officer in Pakistan Air Force (unless the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee are air force officers) and is a senior and permanent member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
CAS heads the Air Staff of the Air Force and reports directly to the President 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's Air Force and overseas. The CAF also designates Air Force personnel and resources to the commanders of Air Force.
CAS is nominated for appointment by the President, on the consent of Prime minister of Pakistan. The appointment does not need to required the Senate's confirmation. By statute, the CAS is appointed as a four-star air force officer and, an equivalent of full 4-star general (Air Chief Marshal).
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Air Vice Marshal A L A Perry-Keene, RAF
1st Chief of the RPAF
August 15, 1947 - February 17, 1949
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Air Vice Marshal R L Atcherley, RAF
2nd Chief of the RPAF
February 18, 1949 - May 6, 1951
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Air Vice Marshal L W Cannon, RAF
3rd Chief of the RPAF
May 7, 1951 - June 19, 1955
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Air Vice Marshal A W B McDonald, RAF
4th Chief of the RPAF
June 20, 1955 - July 22, 1957
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Air Marshal M Asghar Khan, HPk, HQA
5th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
July 23, 1957 - July 22, 1965
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Air Marshal M Nur Khan, HJ, HS, HQA, SPk
6th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
July 23, 1965 - August 31, 1969
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Air Marshal A Rahim Khan, HJ, SQA
7th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
September 1, 1969 - March 2, 1972
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Air Marshal Zafar A Chaudhry, SQA
8th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
March 3, 1972 - April 15, 1974
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Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan, NI (M)
9th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
April 16, 1974 - July 22, 1978
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Air Chief Marshal M Anwar Shamim, NI (M), SJ
10th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
July 23, 1978 - March 5, 1985
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Air Chief Marshal Jamal A Khan, NI (M), SJ, S Bt
11th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
March 6, 1985 - March 8, 1988
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Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah, NI (M), SJ, S Bt
12th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
March 9, 1988 - March 9, 1991
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Air Chief Marshal Farooq F Khan, NI (M), S Bt
13th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
March 9, 1991 - November 8, 1994
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Air Chief Marshal M Abbas Khattak, NI (M), S Bt
14th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
November 8, 1994 - November 7, 1997
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Air Chief Marshal Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi, NI (M), S Bt
15th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
November 7, 1997 - November 20, 2000
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Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir (Shaheed), NI (M)
16th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
November 20, 2000 - February 20, 2003
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Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat, NI (M)
17th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
March 18, 2003 - March 18, 2006
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Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, S Bt, SI (M), HI (M), NI (M)
18th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
March 18, 2006 - March 18, 2009
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Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, S Bt, SI (M), HI (M), NI (M)
19th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
March 18, 2009 - March 19, 2012
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Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, HI (M), T Bt
20th Chief of the Air Staff, PAF
March 19, 2012 - till to date
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| Source/Bibliography |
1. Directorate of Media Affair, PAF
2. The Story Of The Pakistan Air Force - A Saga Of Courage And Honour |
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