List of serving air marshals of the Pakistan Air Force
Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:43:59 PM Wikipedia source
In the Pakistan Air Force, Air Marshals are equivalent to general officers of the army. At present, the Air Force has 1 Air Chief Marshal (ACM), 7 Air Marshals (AM) and 36 Air Vice Marshals (AVM).
Tables
· List of active air chief marshals
Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu
Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu
Name
Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), AHQ, Islamabad
Decorations
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Hilal-e-Jurat
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Turkish Legion of Merit
Order of King Abdulaziz
Date of Retirement
18 March 2028
| Name | Branch | Position | Decorations | Date of Retirement |
| Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu | GD(P) | Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), AHQ, Islamabad | Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Jurat Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) Turkish Legion of Merit Order of King Abdulaziz | 18 March 2028 |
· List of active air marshals
Zaffar Aslam
Zaffar Aslam
#
1
Name
Zaffar Aslam
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Vice Chief of the Air Staff, (VCAS)
Decorations
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Basalat
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
S Fauad Masud Hatmi
S Fauad Masud Hatmi
#
2
Name
S Fauad Masud Hatmi
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Inspection & Evaluation (DCAS-I & E), AHQ, Islamabad
Decorations
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Basalat
Year of Retirement
2028
Muhammad Sarfraz
Muhammad Sarfraz
#
3
Name
Muhammad Sarfraz
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Air Defence (DCAS-AD), AHQ, Islamabad
Decorations
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Basalat
Year of Retirement
2028
Kazim Hammad
Kazim Hammad
#
4
Name
Kazim Hammad
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Administration (DCAS-A), AHQ, Islamabad
Decorations
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
(Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Shakil Ghazanfar
Shakil Ghazanfar
#
5
Name
Shakil Ghazanfar
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Personnel (DCAS-P), AHQ, Islamabad
Decorations
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Kashif Qamar
Kashif Qamar
#
6
Name
Kashif Qamar
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff NASTP, Deputy President, NASTP Advisory Board, AHQ, Islamabad
Decorations
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2029
Aamir Shahzad Mughal
Aamir Shahzad Mughal
#
7.
Name
Aamir Shahzad Mughal
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Training (DCAS-T), AHQ, Islamabad
Decorations
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)Sitara-e-Basalat
Year of Retirement
2029
| # | Name | Branch | Position | Decorations | Year of Retirement |
| 1 | Zaffar Aslam | GD(P) | Vice Chief of the Air Staff, (VCAS) | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Basalat Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 2 | S Fauad Masud Hatmi | GD(P) | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Inspection & Evaluation (DCAS-I & E), AHQ, Islamabad | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Basalat | 2028 |
| 3 | Muhammad Sarfraz | GD(P) | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Air Defence (DCAS-AD), AHQ, Islamabad | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Basalat | 2028 |
| 4 | Kazim Hammad | GD(P) | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Administration (DCAS-A), AHQ, Islamabad | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 5 | Shakil Ghazanfar | GD(P) | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Personnel (DCAS-P), AHQ, Islamabad | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 6 | Kashif Qamar | GD(P) | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff NASTP, Deputy President, NASTP Advisory Board, AHQ, Islamabad | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2029 |
| 7. | Aamir Shahzad Mughal | GD(P) | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Training (DCAS-T), AHQ, Islamabad | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)Sitara-e-Basalat | 2029 |
· List of active air vice marshals
Shakeel Safdar
Shakeel Safdar
#
5
Name
Shakeel Safdar
Branch
Engg
Position
Director General, Pakistan Air Force Airworthiness Certification Authority (DG PACA), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2025
Muhammad Ehsan Ul Haq
Muhammad Ehsan Ul Haq
#
6
Name
Muhammad Ehsan Ul Haq
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Operations (DCAS-Ops), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2025
Zaeem Afzal
Zaeem Afzal
#
7
Name
Zaeem Afzal
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, PFX (DCAS-PFX), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2025
Tahir Mehmood
Tahir Mehmood
#
8
Name
Tahir Mehmood
Branch
AD
Position
Air Officer Commanding, Air Defence Command (AOC ADC), Rawalpindi
Decoration
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Basalat
Year of Retirement
2026
Mohsin Mahmood
Mohsin Mahmood
#
9
Name
Mohsin Mahmood
Branch
Engg
Position
Director General, Development, National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (DG Development, NASTP), Rawalpindi
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2026
Nasir Jamal Khattak
Nasir Jamal Khattak
#
10
Name
Nasir Jamal Khattak
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Director General, Security (DG Security), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Aurangzeb Ahmed
Aurangzeb Ahmed
#
11
Name
Aurangzeb Ahmed
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Commander, Air Force Strategic Command (Comdr. AFSC), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2026
Taimur Iqbal
Taimur Iqbal
#
12
Name
Taimur Iqbal
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Air Officer Commanding, Northern Air Command (AOC NAC), Peshawar
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2026
Hakim Raza
Hakim Raza
#
13
Name
Hakim Raza
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Chairman, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Board (Chairman PACB), Kamra
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2026
Tariq Mahmood Ghazi
Tariq Mahmood Ghazi
#
14
Name
Tariq Mahmood Ghazi
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Director General, Training (DG Trg), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2026
Imran Qadir
Imran Qadir
#
15
Name
Imran Qadir
Branch
GD (P)
Position
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Support (DCAS-Supp), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2027
Shahryar Khan
Shahryar Khan
#
16
Name
Shahryar Khan
Branch
GD (P)
Position
Air Officer Commanding, Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan (AOC PAF Academy Asghar Khan), Risalpur
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2027
Mehr Yar Saqib Niazi
Mehr Yar Saqib Niazi
#
17
Name
Mehr Yar Saqib Niazi
Branch
Engg
Position
Director, Precision Engineering Complex (Dir. PEC), PIA, Karachi
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2027
Muhammad Asif Aslam
Muhammad Asif Aslam
#
18
Name
Muhammad Asif Aslam
Branch
Engg
Position
Director General, NUTECH Office of Research, Industrialization, Internationalization and Commercialization (DG NORIIC), Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2027
Ghulam Shabbir
Ghulam Shabbir
#
19
Name
Ghulam Shabbir
Branch
Engg
Position
Director General, Air Weapon Complex (DG AWC), Wah
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2027
Liaquat Ullah Iqbal
Liaquat Ullah Iqbal
#
20
Name
Liaquat Ullah Iqbal
Branch
GD (P)
Position
Chief Project Director & Chief Executive Officer, National Aerospace Science & Technology Park (CPD & CEO NASTP), Rawalpindi
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2027
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
#
21
Name
Farhan Akhtar
Branch
AD
Position
Director General, Defence Purchase, Ministry of Defence Production (DG DP, MoDP), Rawalpindi
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Ijaz Yousaf
Ijaz Yousaf
#
22
Name
Ijaz Yousaf
Branch
AD
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Rashid Habib
Rashid Habib
#
23
Name
Rashid Habib
Branch
GD(P)
Position
President, Air War College Institute (President AWCI), Karachi
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Imran Saddozai
Imran Saddozai
#
24
Name
Imran Saddozai
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Air Officer Commanding, Southern Air Command (AOC SAC), Karachi
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Taimur Yousaf
Taimur Yousaf
#
25
Name
Taimur Yousaf
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Director General, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (DG C4I), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Aamir Munir
Aamir Munir
#
26
Name
Aamir Munir
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Chief Instructor, Allied Officers Division (CI AOD), National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Ahmad Juniad
Ahmad Juniad
#
27
Name
Ahmad Juniad
Branch
Engg
Position
Director General, Aerospace Engineering, (DG AE), AHQ Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Usman Riaz
Usman Riaz
#
28
Name
Usman Riaz
Branch
Engg
Position
Director General, Electronics, National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (DG Electronics, NASTP), Rawalpindi
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Burhan Aziz
Burhan Aziz
#
29
Name
Burhan Aziz
Branch
Engg
Position
Advisor (Technical) to Chief of the Air Staff, AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Sajjad Noori
Sajjad Noori
#
30
Name
Sajjad Noori
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Director General, Air Operations (DG AO), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Asim Rana
Asim Rana
#
31
Name
Asim Rana
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Air Officer Commanding, Central Air Command (AOC CAC), Lahore
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Syed Inam Ullah
Syed Inam Ullah
#
32
Name
Syed Inam Ullah
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Director General, Welfare & Rehabilitation (DG W & R), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Zeeshan Saeed
Zeeshan Saeed
#
33
Name
Zeeshan Saeed
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Director General, Pakistan Airports Authority (DG PAA), Karachi
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Ahsan Yousaf
Ahsan Yousaf
#
34
Name
Ahsan Yousaf
Branch
GD(P)
Position
Director General Air Intelligence (DG AI), AHQ, Islamabad
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
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#
35
Name
---
Branch
GD (P)
Position
Additional Secretary-II (Air Force), Ministry of Defence, (AS-II MoD), Rawalpindi
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
Muhammad Owais Akram
Muhammad Owais Akram
#
36
Name
Muhammad Owais Akram
Branch
Engg
Position
Deputy Chairman Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, PAC Kamra
Decoration
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Year of Retirement
2028
| # | Name | Branch | Position | Decoration | Year of Retirement |
| 5 | Shakeel Safdar | Engg | Director General, Pakistan Air Force Airworthiness Certification Authority (DG PACA), AHQ, Islamabad | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2025 |
| 6 | Muhammad Ehsan Ul Haq | GD(P) | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Operations (DCAS-Ops), AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2025 |
| 7 | Zaeem Afzal | GD(P) | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, PFX (DCAS-PFX), AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2025 |
| 8 | Tahir Mehmood | AD | Air Officer Commanding, Air Defence Command (AOC ADC), Rawalpindi | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Basalat | 2026 |
| 9 | Mohsin Mahmood | Engg | Director General, Development, National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (DG Development, NASTP), Rawalpindi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2026 |
| 10 | Nasir Jamal Khattak | GD(P) | Director General, Security (DG Security), AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 11 | Aurangzeb Ahmed | GD(P) | Commander, Air Force Strategic Command (Comdr. AFSC), AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2026 |
| 12 | Taimur Iqbal | GD(P) | Air Officer Commanding, Northern Air Command (AOC NAC), Peshawar | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2026 |
| 13 | Hakim Raza | GD(P) | Chairman, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Board (Chairman PACB), Kamra | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2026 |
| 14 | Tariq Mahmood Ghazi | GD(P) | Director General, Training (DG Trg), AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2026 |
| 15 | Imran Qadir | GD (P) | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Support (DCAS-Supp), AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2027 |
| 16 | Shahryar Khan | GD (P) | Air Officer Commanding, Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan (AOC PAF Academy Asghar Khan), Risalpur | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2027 |
| 17 | Mehr Yar Saqib Niazi | Engg | Director, Precision Engineering Complex (Dir. PEC), PIA, Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2027 |
| 18 | Muhammad Asif Aslam | Engg | Director General, NUTECH Office of Research, Industrialization, Internationalization and Commercialization (DG NORIIC), Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2027 |
| 19 | Ghulam Shabbir | Engg | Director General, Air Weapon Complex (DG AWC), Wah | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2027 |
| 20 | Liaquat Ullah Iqbal | GD (P) | Chief Project Director & Chief Executive Officer, National Aerospace Science & Technology Park (CPD & CEO NASTP), Rawalpindi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2027 |
| 21 | Farhan Akhtar | AD | Director General, Defence Purchase, Ministry of Defence Production (DG DP, MoDP), Rawalpindi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 22 | Ijaz Yousaf | AD | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 | |
| 23 | Rashid Habib | GD(P) | President, Air War College Institute (President AWCI), Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 24 | Imran Saddozai | GD(P) | Air Officer Commanding, Southern Air Command (AOC SAC), Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 25 | Taimur Yousaf | GD(P) | Director General, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (DG C4I), AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 26 | Aamir Munir | GD(P) | Chief Instructor, Allied Officers Division (CI AOD), National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 27 | Ahmad Juniad | Engg | Director General, Aerospace Engineering, (DG AE), AHQ Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 28 | Usman Riaz | Engg | Director General, Electronics, National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (DG Electronics, NASTP), Rawalpindi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 29 | Burhan Aziz | Engg | Advisor (Technical) to Chief of the Air Staff, AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 30 | Sajjad Noori | GD(P) | Director General, Air Operations (DG AO), AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 31 | Asim Rana | GD(P) | Air Officer Commanding, Central Air Command (AOC CAC), Lahore | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 32 | Syed Inam Ullah | GD(P) | Director General, Welfare & Rehabilitation (DG W & R), AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 33 | Zeeshan Saeed | GD(P) | Director General, Pakistan Airports Authority (DG PAA), Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 34 | Ahsan Yousaf | GD(P) | Director General Air Intelligence (DG AI), AHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 35 | --- | GD (P) | Additional Secretary-II (Air Force), Ministry of Defence, (AS-II MoD), Rawalpindi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |
| 36 | Muhammad Owais Akram | Engg | Deputy Chairman Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, PAC Kamra | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 2028 |