The Chief of the Air Staff exercise its responsibility of command and control of the operational, administration, combatant, logistics, and training commands within the Air Force.[3]: 140 Due to its statute, the Chief of the Air Staff maintain its importance of providing the strategic control and final decision-making issues relating the nation's 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]
The Pakistan Air Force was created from the partition of the Royal Indian Air Force after the partition of India in 1947, and were commanded by the appointments approved by the British Air Council. The position was then-known as the Commander in Chief who would directly report to the Governor-General who was also under British monarchs.[5]: 238 At first, the office was held by the two-star rank air officer, an Air Vice Marshal, and later upgraded to a three-star rank, 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 Zafar Chaudhry being appointed as the first person to hold the latter title.[6] The Air Force had its first four-star rank officer, an Air Chief Marshal, in 1974.[7] The term of the 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 Prime Minister whose appointment is then confirmed by the President.[2] The air force leadership is based in 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))
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]
^ abMoD, Ministry of Defence. (PDF). mod.gov.pk/. Ministry of Defence Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ abcMateen 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.
^ abCheema, Pervaiz Iqbal (2002). "Defence Administration". The Armed Forces of Pakistan(google books) (1st ed.). New York, U.S.: NYU Press. p. 225. ISBN9780814716335. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
^ abcdeUsman, Shabbir (2003). "Command & Structure control". pakdef.org. PakDef Military Consortium. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
^ abCheema, Pervaiz I.; Riemer, Manuel (1990). Pakistan's Defence Policy 1947-58. Springer. ISBN9781349209422. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ abcAlam, Dr Shah (2012). "Modernization under Bhutto" (googlebooks). Pakistan Army: Modernisation, Arms Procurement and Capacity Building. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN9789381411797. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^Ramsey, Syed (2017). "Recovery from 1971 war" (google books). Pakistan and Islamic Militancy in South Asia. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN9789386367433. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^"Chiefs of Air Staff". Bharat Rakshak. from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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The Chief of the Air Staff Urdu سربراہ پاک فضائيہ reporting name CAS is a military appointment and a 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 Chief of the Air Staffرئیس عملۂ پاک فضائیہAir Force Ensign of PakistanIncumbentACM Zaheer Ahmad Babar NI M HI M SI M TI M since 19 March 2021Ministry of Defence Air Force Secretariat II at MoD Pakistan Air Force 1 AbbreviationCASMember ofJoint Chiefs of Staff Committee National Security CouncilReports toPrime Minister of Pakistan Minister of DefenceResidenceAir Headquarters IslamabadSeatAir HeadquartersNominatorPrime Minister of PakistanAppointerPresident of PakistanTerm length3 yearsrenewable only oncePrecursorCommander in ChiefFormationMarch 3 1972 52 years ago 1972 03 03 First holderAir Marshal Zafar ChaudhrySuccessionOn basis of seniority subjected to the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Unofficial namesAir chiefDeputyVice Chief of the Air StaffSalaryAccording to Pakistan Military officer s Pay Grade apex Scale WebsiteOfficial website The Chief of the Air Staff is a senior most military appointment in the Pakistani military who is a senior member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in a separate capacity usually providing necessary consultation to the Chairman joint chiefs to act as a principal military adviser to the Prime Minister and its civilian government in the line of defending and guarding the nation s airspace and aerial borders 3 40 4 The Chief of the Air Staff exercise its responsibility of command and control of the operational administration combatant logistics and training commands within the Air Force 3 140 Due to its statute the Chief of the Air Staff maintain its importance of providing the strategic control and final decision making issues relating the nation s 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 Contents 1 History 2 Appointees 2 1 Commander in Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force 1947 55 2 2 Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Air Force 1956 72 2 3 Chiefs of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force 1972 present 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Pakistan Air Force was created from the partition of the Royal Indian Air Force after the partition of India in 1947 and were commanded by the appointments approved by the British Air Council The position was then known as the Commander in Chief who would directly report to the Governor General who was also under British monarchs 5 238 At first the office was held by the two star rank air officer an Air Vice Marshal and later upgraded to a three star rank 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 Zafar Chaudhry being appointed as the first person to hold the latter title 6 The Air Force had its first four star rank officer an Air Chief Marshal in 1974 7 The term of the 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 Prime Minister whose appointment is then confirmed by the President 2 The air force leadership is based in 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 amp 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 CommandAppointees editFor 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 edit The Royal Indian Air Force was divided between India and Pakistan following the partition of India hence 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 office1 nbsp Perry Keene Allan Air Vice MarshalAllan Perry Keene CB OBE 1898 1987 15 August 194717 February 19491 year 186 days 2 nbsp Atcherley Richard Air Vice MarshalRichard Atcherley CB CBE AFC 1904 1970 18 February 19496 May 19512 years 77 days 3 nbsp Cannon Leslie Air Vice MarshalLeslie William Cannon CB CBE 1904 1986 7 May 195119 June 19554 years 43 days 4 nbsp McDonald Arthur Air Vice MarshalArthur McDonald CB AFC 1903 1996 20 June 195523 March 1956277 days Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Air Force 1956 72 edit 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 office1 nbsp McDonald Arthur Air Vice MarshalArthur McDonald CB AFC 1903 1996 23 March 195622 July 19571 year 121 days 2 nbsp Khan Asghar Air marshalAsghar Khan HPk HQA 1921 2018 23 July 195722 July 19657 years 364 days 3 nbsp Khan Nur Air MarshalNur Khan SPk HJ HQA 1923 2011 23 July 196531 August 19694 years 40 days 4 nbsp Khan Abdur Air MarshalAbdur Rahim Khan SPk HJ SBt 1925 1990 1 September 19692 March 19722 years 183 days Chiefs of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force 1972 present edit 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 office1 nbsp Chaudhry Zafar Air MarshalZafar Chaudhry SQA 1926 2019 3 March 197215 April 19742 years 43 days 2 nbsp Khan Zulfiqar Air Chief MarshalZulfiqar Ali Khan NI M 1930 2005 16 April 197422 July 19784 years 97 days 3 nbsp Shamim Anwar Air Chief MarshalAnwar Shamim NI M SJ 1931 2013 23 July 19785 March 19856 years 226 days 4 nbsp Khan Jamal Air Chief MarshalJamal Khan NI M SJ SBt born 1934 5 March 19858 March 19883 years 3 days 5 nbsp Durrani Hakimullah Air Chief MarshalHakimullah Khan Durrani NI M SJ SBt 1935 2024 9 March 19889 March 19913 years 6 nbsp Khan Farooq Air Chief MarshalFarooq Feroze Khan NI M SBt 1939 2021 9 March 19918 November 19943 years 244 days 7 nbsp Khattak Abbas Air Chief MarshalAbbas Khattak NI M SBt born 1943 8 November 19947 November 19972 years 364 days 8 nbsp Qureshi Pervaiz Air Chief MarshalPervaiz Mehdi Qureshi NI M SBt born 1943 7 November 199720 November 20003 years 13 days 9 nbsp Mir Mushaf Air Chief MarshalMushaf Ali Mir NI M SBt 1947 2003 20 November 200020 February 2003 2 years 92 days 10 nbsp Saadat Kaleem Air Chief MarshalKaleem Saadat NI M born 1951 18 March 200318 March 20063 years 11 nbsp Ahmed Tanvir Air Chief MarshalTanvir Mahmood Ahmed NI M SBt born 1952 18 March 200618 March 20093 years 12 nbsp Suleman Rao Air Chief MarshalRao Qamar Suleman NI M HI M SI M TI M SBt born 1954 19 March 200919 March 20123 years 13 nbsp Butt Tahir Air Chief MarshalTahir Rafique Butt NI M TBt born 1955 19 March 201219 March 20153 years 14 nbsp Aman Sohail Air Chief MarshalSohail Aman NI M HI M SI M TI M born 1959 19 March 201519 March 20183 years 15 nbsp Khan Mujahid Air Chief MarshalMujahid Anwar Khan NI M HI M SI M TI M born 1962 19 March 201819 March 20213 years 16 nbsp Babar Zaheer Air Chief MarshalZaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu NI M HI M SI M TI M born 1965 19 March 2021Incumbent3 years 39 daysSee also editList 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 edit 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 a b Cheema Pervaiz Iqbal 2002 Defence Administration The Armed Forces of Pakistan google books 1st ed New York U S NYU Press p 225 ISBN 9780814716335 Retrieved 25 July 2017 a b c d e Usman Shabbir 2003 Command amp Structure control pakdef org PakDef Military Consortium Retrieved 25 July 2017 a b Cheema Pervaiz I Riemer Manuel 1990 Pakistan s Defence Policy 1947 58 Springer ISBN 9781349209422 Retrieved 27 July 2017 a b c Alam Dr Shah 2012 Modernization under Bhutto googlebooks Pakistan Army Modernisation Arms Procurement and Capacity Building Vij Books India Pvt Ltd ISBN 9789381411797 Retrieved 27 July 2017 Ramsey Syed 2017 Recovery from 1971 war google books Pakistan and Islamic Militancy in South Asia Vij Books India Pvt Ltd ISBN 9789386367433 Retrieved 27 July 2017 Chiefs of Air Staff Bharat Rakshak Archived from the original on 26 December 2013 Retrieved 18 January 2014 External links editOfficial Website Pakistan Air Force Chiefs of Air Staff Gallery PAF s Chief of the Air Staffs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chief of the Air Staff Pakistan amp oldid 1215057166 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
