Vice Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)

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]

Vice Chief of the Air Staff
وائس چیف آف دی ایئر سٹاف
Incumbent
Air Marshal Muhammad Zahid Mahmood
since 21 March 2022
 Pakistan Air Force
TypeSecond-in-command of Pakistan Air Force
AbbreviationVCAS
Reports toChief of the Air Staff
SeatAir Headquarters, Islamabad
DeputyDeputy Chief of the Air Staff

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

All persons mentioned below have served as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff.

No.RankNameAppointment dateLeft officeReferences
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

References
  1. "PAF Structure – Principal Staff Officers". Pakistan Air Force. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. Khan, H. "Command & Structure". PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. "Air Marshal Zahid becomes Vice Chief of Air Staff". The News International. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. "Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan Appointed as Vice chief of Air Staff" (PDF). Pakistan Air Force. 9 June 2012.
  5. "Sohail Gul appointed Vice Chief of Air Staff". Dawn. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. "Saeed appointed Vice Chief of Air Staff". The Nation. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. "Air Marshal Farooq Habib appointed as Vice Chief of the Air Staff". The News International. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. "Aasim Zaheer named Vice Chief of Air Staff". Dawn. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  9. Anis, Muhammad (18 January 2020). "Air Marshal Leghari made VCAS, Commodore Faisal promoted". The News International. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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