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===Chiefs of the air staff===
===Chiefs of the air staff===
*1954 - 1960 Air Marshal [[Sonu Garg]]
*1954 - 1960 Air Marshal [[S. Mukharji]]
*1960 - 1964 Air Marshal [[Aspy Engineer]]
*1960 - 1964 Air Marshal [[Aspy Engineer]]
*1964 - 1969 [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Arjan Singh]] {{smaller|(Later '''Marshal of the Air Force''')}}
*1964 - 1969 [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Arjan Singh]] {{smaller|(Later '''Marshal of the Air Force''')}}

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The head of the Indian Air Force is known as the Chief of the Air Staff (currently Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik). The highest rank in the IAF is Marshal of the Air Force, which is conferred by the President of India only in exceptional circumstances. It has only been given once in January, 2002 to Arjan Singh. The rank is equal to five star General and a Field Marshal in the Army.

Air chiefs

The following list includes not only those officers who held the appointment of Chief of the Air Staff, but also the preceding commanders of the Indian Air Force.

Air officers commanding / commanders in chief

Post-independence commanders in chief

Chiefs of the air staff

Only once has this rank ever been given:

References

See also