Vice Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)
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Vice Chief of the Air Staff | |
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وائس چیف آف دی ایئر سٹاف | |
Pakistan Air Force | |
Type | Second-in-command of Pakistan Air Force |
Abbreviation | VCAS |
Reports to | Chief of the Air Staff |
Seat | Air Headquarters, Islamabad |
Deputy | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff |
The Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) is the principal deputy and second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Air Force, reporting under the Chief of the Air Staff.[1][2] The post is usually held by an Air Marshal, a three-star rank air force general, who is responsible for flight safety, intelligence, procurement, public relations, and the Air War College.[2]
The current VCAS is Air Marshal Muhammad Zahid Mahmood.[3] He succeeded Air Marshal Syed Noman Ali to the post on 21 March 2022.
List of Vice Chiefs of the Air Staff[edit]
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All persons mentioned below have served as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff.
No. | Rank | Name | Appointment date | Left office | References |
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1 | Air Marshal | Michael John O'Brian | |||
2 | Jamal A. Khan | 1982 | |||
3 | Farooq Feroze Khan | 1988 | |||
4 | Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi | 1997 | |||
5 | Hifazat Ullah Khan | 29 March 2009 | 4 October 2010 | ||
6 | Tahir Rafique Butt | 5 October 2010 | 8 June 2012 | ||
7 | Farhat Hussain Khan | 9 June 2012 | 9 July 2013 | [4] | |
8 | Sohail Gul | 8 August 2014 | 10 April 2015 | [5] | |
9 | Saeed Muhammad Khan | 11 April 2015 | 5 October 2017 | [6] | |
10 | Farooq Habib | 6 October 2017 | 3 November 2018 | [7] | |
11 | Aasim Zaheer | 4 November 2018 | 17 January 2020 | [8] | |
12 | Ahmer Shehzad Leghari | 18 January 2020 | 19 March 2021 | [9] | |
13 | Syed Noman Ali | 20 March 2021 | 20 March 2022 | ||
14 | Muhammad Zahid Mahmood | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | [3] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "PAF Structure – Principal Staff Officers". Pakistan Air Force. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b Khan, H. "Command & Structure". PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Air Marshal Zahid becomes Vice Chief of Air Staff". The News International. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan Appointed as Vice chief of Air Staff" (PDF). Pakistan Air Force. 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Sohail Gul appointed Vice Chief of Air Staff". Dawn. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Saeed appointed Vice Chief of Air Staff". The Nation. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Air Marshal Farooq Habib appointed as Vice Chief of the Air Staff". The News International. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Aasim Zaheer named Vice Chief of Air Staff". Dawn. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Anis, Muhammad (18 January 2020). "Air Marshal Leghari made VCAS, Commodore Faisal promoted". The News International. Retrieved 7 January 2023.