Vice Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)
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| Vice chief of Air Staff | |
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 Pakistan Air Force | |
| Type | Second in command of Pakistan Air Force |
| Abbreviation | VCAS |
| Reports to | Chief of Air Staff |
The Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS) is the post that is principal deputy and second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Air Force, reporting under the Chief of Air Staff.[1] The post is usually held by an Air Marshal, a three-star rank air force general, who is responsible for flight safety, intelligence, procurement, public relations, and the Air War College.[1]
The current VCAS is Air Marshal, Zahid Mahmood Leghari.[2] He succeeded Air Marshal Ahmer Shehzad Leghari to the post on 21 march 2022.
List of vice chiefs of air staff[]
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All persons mentioned below have served as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff.
| No. | Rank | Name | Appointment date | Left office | References |
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| 1 | Air Marshal | Sohail Gul | 8 August 2014 | [3] | |
| 2 | Saeed Muhammad Khan | 11 April 2015 | [4] | ||
| 3 | Farooq Habib | 6 October 2017 | [5] | ||
| 4 | Aasim Zaheer | 4 November 2018 | [6] | ||
| 5 | Ahmer Shehzad Leghari | 18 January 2020 | [7] | ||
| 6 | Zahid Mahmood | 21 March 2022 | [8] |
See also[]
- Vice Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
- Vice Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)
References[]
- ^ a b Usman, Shabbir (2003). "Command & Structure control". pakdef.org. PakDef Military Consortium. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ https://timesofislamabad.com/21-Mar-2022/air-marshal-zahid-mahmood-appointed-as-vice-chief-of-air-staff
- ^ "Sohail Gul appointed Vice Chief of Air Staff". Dawn. 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Saeed appointed Vice Chief of Air Staff". Nation. 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Air Marshal Farooq Habib appointed as Vice Chief of the Air Staff". The News International. 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Aasim Zaheer named Vice Chief of Air Staff". Dawn. 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Air Marshal Leghari made VCAS, Commodore Faisal promoted". The News International. 19 December 2021.
- ^ https://timesofislamabad.com/21-Mar-2022/air-marshal-zahid-mahmood-appointed-as-vice-chief-of-air-staff
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