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Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force
বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান
Flag of the Bangladesh Air Force
since June 12, 2015
Bangladesh Air Force
SeatDhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh
AppointerThe President and PM
FormationApril 07,1972
First holderAVM A K Khandker
WebsiteOfficial 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
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

  1. ^ "BN, BAF chiefs rank upgraded". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ^ "New Air Force chief Abu Esrar gets rank of Air Marshal". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.baf.mil.bd/chief_of_staff/chief_of_staff.html
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