Air Vice Marshal A L A Perry-Keene, RAF

1st Chief of the RPAF

August 15, 1947 - February 17, 1949

Brief Introduction

Air Vice Marshal R L Atcherley, RAF

2nd Chief of the RPAF

February 18, 1949 - May 6, 1951

Brief Introduction

Air Vice Marshal L W Cannon, RAF

3rd Chief of the RPAF

May 7, 1951 - June 19, 1955

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Air Vice Marshal A W B McDonald, RAF

4th Chief of the RPAF

June 20, 1955 - July 22, 1957

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Air Marshal M Asghar Khan HPk, HQA

5th Chief of the PAF

July 23, 1957 - July 22, 1965

Brief Introduction

Air Marshal M Nur Khan HJ, HS, HQA, SPk

6th Chief of the PAF

July 23, 1965 - August 31, 1969

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Air Marshal A Rahim Khan HJ, SQA

7th Chief of the PAF

September 1, 1969 - March 2, 1972

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Air Marshal Zafar A Chaudhry SQA

8th Chief of the PAF

March 3, 1972 - April 15, 1974

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Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan NI(M)

9th Chief of the PAF

April 16, 1974 - July 22, 1978

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Air Chief Marshal M Anwar Shamim NI(M), SJ

10th Chief of the PAF

July 23, 1978 - March 5, 1985

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Air Chief Marshal Jamal A Khan NI(M), SJ, S Bt

11th Chief of the PAF

March 6, 1985 - March 8, 1988

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Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah NI(M), SJ, S Bt

12th Chief of the PAF

March 9, 1988 - March 9, 1991

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Air Chief Marshal Farooq F Khan NI(M), S Bt

13th Chief of the PAF

March 9, 1991 - November 8, 1994

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Air Chief Marshal M. Abbas Khattak NI(M), S Bt

14th Chief of the PAF

November 8, 1994 - November 7, 1997

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Air Chief Marshal Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi NI(M), S Bt

15th Chief of the PAF

November 7, 1997 - November 20, 2000

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Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir (Shaheed) NI(M)

16th Chief of the PAF

November 20, 2000 - February 20, 2003

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17th Chief of the PAF

March 18, 2003 - March 18, 2006

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18th Chief of the PAF

March 18, 2006 to date

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