Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh)
| Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force
বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান | |
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Flag of the Bangladesh Air Force | |
| Bangladesh Air Force | |
| Seat | Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Appointer | The President and PM |
| Formation | April 07,1972 |
| First holder | AVM A K Khandker |
| Website | Official Website |
The Chief Of Air Staff (abbreviated as COAS) is the professional head and highest appointment of the Bangladesh Air Force. Only pilots (officers from GDP branch) get this post. The appointment is held by a four-star air officer and the current COAS is Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar.[1][2]Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by an Air Marshal (three-star air officer) and from 1972 to 2007 COAS's rank was Air Vice Marshal.
List of Chiefs of Air Staff
| No. | Rank & Name | Appointment Date | Left Office | Important Medals/Courses |
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| 1st | Air Vice Marshal Abdul Karim Khandker | April 7, 1972 | October 15, 1975 | BU, psa |
| 2nd | Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Ghulam Tawab | October 16, 1975 | April 30, 1976 | SJ, SBT, psa |
| 3rd | Air Vice Marshal Khademul Bashar | May 1, 1976 | September 1, 1976 | BU, TBT |
| 4th | Air Vice Marshal Abdul Gafoor Mahmud | September 5, 1976 | December 8, 1977 | TBT, psa |
| 5th | Air Vice Marshal Sadruddin Mohammad Hossain | December 9, 1977 | July 22, 1981 | BP |
| 6th | Air Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud | July 23, 1981 | July 22, 1987 | BU |
| 7th | Air Vice Marshal Momtaz Uddin Ahmed | July 23, 1987 | June 4, 1991 | psc |
| 8th | Air Vice Marshal Altaf Hossain Chowdhury | June 4, 1991 | June 3, 1995 | ndu, psc |
| 9th | Air Marshal Jamal Uddin Ahmed | June 4, 1995 | June 3, 2001 | ndc, bems, psc |
| 10th | Air Vice Marshal Mohammad Rafiqul Islam | June 4, 2001 | April 8, 2002 | ndu,psc [3] |
| 11th | Air Vice Marshal Fakhrul Azam | April 8, 2002 | April 7, 2007 | ndc, psc |
| 12th | Air Marshal Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman | April 8, 2007 | June 12, 2012 | ndc, fawc, psc |
| 13th | Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari | June 13, 2012 | June 12, 2015 | BBP, ndu, psc |
| 14th | Air Marshal Abu Esrar | June 12, 2015 | January 16, 2016 | BBP, ndc, acsc |
| 14th | Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar | January 16, 2016 | Present | BBP, ndc, acsc |
See also
References
- ↑ "BN, BAF chiefs rank upgraded". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "New Air Force chief Abu Esrar gets rank of Air Marshal". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ http://www.baf.mil.bd/chief_of_staff/chief_of_staff.html
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