Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria)

Chief of the Air Staff
Nigerian Air Force emblem
Incumbent Isiaka Oladayo Amao since 26 January 2021
Nigerian Air Force
Abbreviation	CAS
Member of	National Security Council National Defence Council
Reports to	Chief of the Defence Staff
Appointer	President of Nigeria
Formation	1963
First holder	Gerhard Kahtz

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) is the professional head of the Nigerian Air Force.

List of chiefs[]

The following have served as Chief of the Air Staff:^[1]

No.	Portrait	Chief of Air Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Kahtz, GerhardColonel Gerhard Kahtz (born 1922)	5 May 1963	11 November 1965	2 years, 190 days	–
2		Thimmig, WolfgangColonel Wolfgang Thimmig (1912–1976)	24 November 1965	18 January 1966	55 days	–
3		Kurubo, GeorgeLieutenant colonel George T. Kurubo (1934–2000)	19 January 1966	4 August 1967	1 year, 197 days	–
4		Alao, ShittuColonel Shittu Alao (1937–1969)	5 August 1967	15 October 1969 †	2 years, 71 days	–
5		Ikwue, EmmanuelBrigadier Emmanuel E Ikwue (born 1940)	18 December 1969	28 July 1975	5 years, 222 days	–
6		Yisa, JohnAir Vice-Marshal John Nmadu Yisa-Doko (born 1942)	29 July 1975	14 April 1980	4 years, 260 days	–
7		Bello, AbdullahiAir Vice-Marshal	14 April 1980	31 December 1983	3 years, 261 days	–
8		Alfa, IbrahimAir Marshal Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa (1946–2000)	1 January 1984	1 January 1990	6 years, 0 days	–
9		Yussuff, NurainiAir Vice-Marshal	2 January 1990	30 January 1992	2 years, 28 days	–
10		Dada, AkinAir Marshal	1 February 1992	16 September 1992	228 days	–
11		Femi, FemiAir Vice-Marshal Femi John Femi (born 1945)	17 September 1992	29 March 1996	3 years, 194 days	–
12		Eduok, NsikakAir Marshal Nsikak-Abasi Essien Eduok (born 1947)	30 March 1996	29 May 1999	3 years, 60 days	–
13		Alfa, IsaacAir Marshal Isaac Alfa (born 1950)	29 May 1999	23 April 2001	1 year, 329 days	–
14		Wuyep, JonahAir Marshal Jonah Wuyep (born 1948)	24 April 2001	31 May 2006	5 years, 37 days	–
15		Dike, PaulAir Marshal Paul Dike	1 June 2006	19 August 2008	2 years, 79 days	–
16		Petinrin, OluseyiAir Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin (born 1955)	20 August 2008	18 September 2010	2 years, 29 days	–
17		Umar, MohammedAir Marshal	19 September 2010	3 October 2012	2 years, 14 days	–
18		Badeh, AlexAir Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh (born 1957)	4 October 2012	15 January 2014	1 year, 103 days	–
19		Amosu, AdesolaAir Marshal Adesola Nunayon Amosu (born 1958)	16 January 2014	12 July 2015	1 year, 177 days	–
19		Abubakar, SadiqueAir Marshal Sadique Abubakar (born 1960)	13 July 2015	26 January 2021	6 years, 202 days	–
20		Amao, IsiakaAir Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao (born 1965)	26 January 2021	Incumbent	1 year, 5 days	[2]

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