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1: Air Vice Marshal Allan Perry-Keene (Aug. 15, 1947 Feb. 17, 1949) |
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Air Vice Marshal Allan Perry-Keane (August 1947 - February 1949) Air Vice Marshal A.L.A. Perry Keene, General Date of Birth: 10th Nov, 1898, Date of Commission: 1917, Period as C-in-C: 15th Aug, 1947 to 17th Feb, 1949, Key Command Staff Appointments * Seconded to Royal Pakistan Air Force from the RAF (Service record held in the UK.
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2: Air Vice Marshal Sir Richard Atcherley (Feb. 18, 1949 May 6, 1951) |
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Air Vice Marshal R.L.R. Atcherley (February 1949 - May 1951) Air Vice Marshal R.L.R. Atcherley General, Date of Birth: 11th Jan, 1904, Date of Commission: 1924, Period as C-in-C: 18th Feb, 1949 to 6th Mar, 1951, Key Command Staff Appointments * Seconded to Royal Pakistan Air Force from the RAF, (Service record held in the UK)
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3: Air Vice Marshal Leslie William Cannon (May 7, 1951 June 19, 1955) |
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Air Vice Marshal L.W. Cannon (May 1951 - February 1955), Air Vice Marshal L.W. Cannon General Date of Birth: 9th Apr, 1904, Date of Commission: 1925, Period as CAS: 7th May, 1951 to 19th Jun, 1955, Key Command & Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No5 Royal Air Force Squadron, * Chief Technical Officer No 21 Operational Training Unit, * Officer Commanding Bomber Station, * Air Officer Commanding No 85 Group in Germany, * Assistant of R A F Staff College Andover UK, * Air Officer Incharge Administration No 2 Bomber Group, * Director of Organization (Establishment) at Air Ministry UK, Courses * Flying Instructor Course, UK
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4 Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur McDonald (June 20, 1955 July 22, 1957) |
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Command Staff Appointments, * Officer Commanding No 32 Squadron RAF * Commander Night Fighter Station, RAF Duxford UK, * Officer Commanding No 106, Photo Reconnaissance Group, * Commandant Royal Air Force Staff College, * Commandant Imperial Defence College, UK, * Air Defence Commander in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), * Incharge of Technical Training of Indian (Airmen), India, * Director General of Manning at the Air Ministry London.
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5: Air Marshal Muhammad Asghar Khan (July 23, 1957 July 22, 1965) |
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Air Marshal Asghar Khan (July 1957 - July 1965) Air Marshal Muhammad Asghar Khan HPk, HQA, General Date of Birth: 17th Jan, 1921, Date of Commission: 3rd Jan, 1940, Period as C-in-C: 23rd Jul, 1957 to 22nd Jul, 1965, Key Command Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No 9 Squadron, * Station Commander Risalpur, * Commandant PAF College Risalpur, * Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group, * Staff Officer in Joint Operations, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Administration), Courses * Joint Services Staff College Course, UK, * Imperial Defence College Course, UK,
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6: Air Marshal Malik Nur Khan (July 23, 1965 Aug. 31, 1969) |
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Air Marshal Nur Khan (July 1965 - September 1969), Air Marshal Malik Nur Khan. HJ, QA, SPk, General Date of Birth: 22nd Feb, 1923, Date of Commission: 6th Jan, 1941, Period as C-in-C: 23rd Jul, 1965 to 31st Jul, 1969, Key Command Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No 32 Flying Wing, Mauripur (Masroor), * Station Commanding PAF Base, Drigh Road (Faisal), * Station Commander PAF, Chaklala, * Station Commander PAF, Mauripur (Masroor), * Air Officer Commanding, Headquarters, No 1 Group, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Administration) * Managing Director P.I.A, Courses * RAF Staff College Course, Andover, UK, * Joint Services Staff College Course, UK.
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7: Air Marshal Abdul Rahim Khan (Sep. 1, 1969, March 2, 1972) |
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Air Marshal A.Rahim Khan (September 1969 - March 1972), Air Marshal Abdur Rahim Khan., HJ,SBt General Date of Birth: 25th Jul, 1925, Date of Commission: 5th Jun, 1944, Period as C-in-C: 1st Sep, 1969 to 2nd Mar, 1972, Key Command Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No 9 Squadron, * Base Commander PAF Mauripur (Masroor), * Commandant PAF Staff College, Drigh Road (Faisal), * Director of Plans, * Director of Operations, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Administration). Courses * Advance Flying Instructors Course, UK,* Pilot Attack Instructors Course, UK, * Fighter Leader Course, Mauripur (Masroor), * Imperial Defence College Course, UK, * RAF Staff College Course, Andover.
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8: Air Marshal Zafar A. Chaudhry (Mar. 3, 1972 Apr. 15, 1974) |
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Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry (March 1972 - April 1974), Air Marshal Zafar A. Chaudhry, General Date of Birth: 19th Aug, 1926, Date of Commission: 9th Apr, 1945, Period as CAS: 3rd Mar, 1972 to 15th Apr, 1974, Key Command Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No 9 Squadron, * Officer Commanding No 32 Flying Wing, Mauripur (Masroor), * Commandant PAF Academy, Risalpur, * Base Commander Sargodha, Director of Operations,* Director of Plans, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), * Managing Director P.I.A, Courses * Advance Flying Instructors Course, UK, * Fighter Radar Course, UK, * Joint Services Staff College Course, UK.
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9: Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan (April 16, 1974 July 22, 1978) |
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Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan (April 1974 - July 1978), Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan. NI(M), General Date of Birth: 10th Dec, 1930, Date of Commission: 21st Dec, 1950, Period as CAS: 16th Apr, 1974 to 22nd Jul, 1978, Key Command & Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No 5 Squadron, * Officer Commanding No 9 Squadron, * Officer Commanding No 11 Squadron, * Officer Commanding No 31 Wing,* Officer Commanding HQ PAF Eastern Command Dhaka, * Commandant PAF Academy Risalpur, * Base Commander Sargodha, * Director of Operations, * Director of Plans, Courses * Flying Instructors School, Risalpur, * PAF Staff College, Drigh Road (Faisal)
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10: Air Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim (July 23, 1978 March 5, 1985) |
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Air Chief Marshal M. Anwar Shamim (July 1978 - March 1985), Air Chief Marshal Muhammad Anwar Shamim, NI(M), SJ., General Date of Birth: 1st Oct, 1931, Date of Commission: 14th Mar, 1952, Period as CAS: 23rd Jul, 1978 to 5th Mar, 1985, Key Command & Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No 11 Squadron, * Officer Commanding No 33 Flying Wing, * Base Commander Sakesar , * Sector Commander ( South ), * Base Commander Korangi Creek, * Base Commander Masroor, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), Courses * Jet Conversion Course, Australia, * Flying Instructors School Course, Risalpur, * PAF Staff College Course, Drigh Road (Faisal), * National Defence College Course, Rawalpindi .
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11: Air Chief Marshal Jamal Ahmed Khan (March 6, 1985 March 8, 1988) |
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Air Chief Marshal Jamal A. Khan (March 1985 - March 1988), Air Chief Marshal Jamal Ahmed Khan NI(M), SJ, SBt, General Date of Birth: 15th Apr, 1934, Date of Commission: 11th Jun, 1953, Period as CAS: 6th Mar, 1985 to 8th Mar, 1988, Key Command Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No 9 Squadron, * Officer Commanding 33 Flying Wing, * Base Commander Sargodha * Director of Plans, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans), * Chief of the Air Staff, United Arab Emirates Air Force, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), * Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), * Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Courses * F-86 Conversion Course, USA * Pilot Attack Instructor Course, UK, * PAF Staff College Course, Drigh Road (Faisal), * Joint Services Staff College Course, UK.
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12: Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah (March 9, 1988 March 9, 1991) |
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Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah (March 1988 - November 1991), Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah HI(M), SJ, General Date of Birth: 15 Oct, 1935. Date of Commission: Jan, 1957, Period as CAS: 9th Mar, 1988 to 9th Mar, 1991, Key Command & Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No 5 Squadron. * Officer Commanding No 33 Wing, * Officer Commanding Combat Commanders School Sargodha, * Base Commander Rafiqui , * Director of Operations, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Flight Safety), * Chief Inspector, * Senior Air Staff Officer, Air Defence Command, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), * Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
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13 Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan (March 9, 1991 Nov. 8, 1994) |
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Air Chief Marshal Farooq F. Khan (November 1991 - November 1994), Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan NI(M), SBt, General Date of Birth: 17th Aug, 1939, Date of Commission: 4th Jan, 1959, Period as CAS: 9th Mar, 1991 to 8th Nov, 1994, Key Command & Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No 9 Squadron Sargodha, * Officer Commanding No 33 Wing, * Commandant PAF Staff College Drigh Road (Faisal), * Base Commander Masroor, * Base Commander Sargodha, * Senior Air Staff Officer, Southern Air Command, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans), * eputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), * Vice Chief of the Air Staff, * Chairman and Managing Director P.I.A, Courses * Primary Pilot Training, USA, * Fighter Leader School Course, Mauripur (Masroor), * Staff College Course, Drigh Road (Faisal).
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14 Air Chief Marshal Abbas Khattak November (8, 1994 November 7, 1997) |
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Air Chief Marshal Abbas Khattak (November 1994 - November 1997), Air Chief Marshal M. Abbas Khattak NI(M) SBt, General Date of Birth: 14th Jul, 1943, Date of Commission: 20th Jan, 1963, Period as CAS: 9th Nov, 1994 to 7th Oct, 1997, Key Command & Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No 15 Squadron, * Officer Commanding No 33 Wing, * Officer Commanding Combat Commanders School Sargodha, * Base Commander Masroor, * Base Commander Faisal, * Air Officer Commanding, Southern Air Command, * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans), * Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Training), * Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), Courses * Pilot Training Course, USA, * Flying Instructors School Course, Risalpur, * Royal College of Defence Studies Course, UK, * Air Command and Staff Course, Maxwell AFB, USA, * Armed Forces War Course, National Defence College, Rawalpindi.
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15 Air Chief Marshal Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi (Nov. 7, 1997 Nov. 20, 2000) |
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Air Chief Marshal Pervaiz Mehdhi Qureshi (November 1997 - November 2000), Air Chief Marshal Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), SBt General Date of Birth: 1st Oct, 1943, Date of Commission: 21st Jun, 1964, Period as CAS: 8th Oct, 1997 to 20th Nov,2000, Key Command Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding No.9 Squadron, * Base Commander Sargodha, * Senior Air Staff Officer, Southern Air Command, * Air Officer Commanding, Southern Air Command, * Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations), * Air Officer Commanding, Air Defence Command, * Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Operations), * Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Courses * Flying Instructors School Course, Risalpur * Staff College Course, Faisal, * National Defence College Course, Rawalpindi.
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16: Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir (Nov. 20, 2000, Feb. 20, 2003) |
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Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir (November 2000 - February 2003), Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), SBt, General Date of Birth: 5th Mar,1947, Date of Commission: 20th Jan, 1967, Appointment as CAS: 20th Nov, 2000 to 20th Feb, 2003 , Key Command & Staff Appointments * Officer , Commanding No.1 OCU, * Officer Commanding No.33 Wing, * Base Commander Sargodha,* Air Officer Commanding, Southern Air Command . * Director Operations AHQ. * Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
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17: Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat (Mar. 18, 2003, Mar. 18, 2006) |
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Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Sadaat (March 2003 - March 2006), Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat HI(M), SI(M), TI(M), General Date of Birth : 12 Dec, 1951, Date of Commission : 14th Mar, 1971, Period as CAS : 18th Mar, 2003 to Date, Key Command Staff Appointments * Officer Commanding 14 OCU PAF, * Officer Commanding 32 Wing, * Director of Plans AHQ, * Commanding CFT PAF Academy, Risalpur, * Base Commander Peshawar, * Chief Instructor National Defence Collage, * Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), * Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel), Courses * Basic Weapons Course, Turkey, * Flying Instructors School, * Combat Commanders Course, * PAF Air War Course, * French Inter Services Staff College, France, * National Defence Collage, Islamabad,
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18: Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed (Mar. 18, 2006 Mar. 18, 2009) |
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Born in 1952, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed got his initial education in Lahore. Subsequently, after doing his F. Sc from PAF Public School, Sargodha, he joined Pakistan Air Force. He graduated from PAF Academy, Risalpur in April, 1972 and went on to do Fighter Conversion Course and Operational Conversion Course. He first flew the American F-86 (Sabre) and later all types of Chinese and French fighter aircraft on PAF inventory. He is an accomplished fighter pilot with rich experience on F-16s and Mirages. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) and a Combat Commander on Fighters. He commanded an elite Fighter Squadron, the choicest F-16 Flying Wing, PAF Base, Sargodha and PAF Academy, Risalpur. In staff jobs, the Air Chief Marshal has served as Deputy Director in Operations Branch, Personal Staff Officer to two Air Chiefs, Chief Project Director of F-16 Project, Senior Air Staff Officer at Northern Air Command, Peshawar and Director General, Air Weapons Complex, Wah.
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19 Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman (March 19, 2009 Present) |
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Born in 1954, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman received his early education at PAF Public School, Sargodha. Subsequently, he joined Pakistan Air Force and graduated from PAF Academy, Risalpur in June 1975. After doing his Fighter and Operational Conversion Courses, he initially flew the American F-86 (Sabre), and later all types of Chinese and French fighter aircraft on PAF inventory. He is an accomplished fighter pilot with rich experience on Mirages. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) and has been an instructor at the prestigious Combat Commanders’ School. He commanded an elite Fighter Squadron, a Fighter Flying Wing and a Fighter PAF Base. In staff jobs at Air Headquarters, the Air Chief Marshal has served as Deputy Director in Operations Branch, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans) and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) at the Inspector General’s Branch.
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