Air Chief Marshal (Bangladesh)
| Air Chief Marshal এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল | |
|---|---|
 The insignia for the rank of air chief marshal is the Nymphaeaceae the Emblem of Bangladesh, above two pips and crossed sword and baton. | |
 Vehicle Star plate of general | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Service branch |  Bangladesh Air Force |
| Abbreviation | ACM |
| Rank group | Air Chief Marshal Flag officer |
| Rank | Four Star |
| NATO rank code | OF-9 |
| Non-NATO rank | O-10 |
| Next lower rank | Air Marshal |
| Equivalent ranks | |
Air Chief Marshal (Bengali: এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল, romanized: Ēẏāra cipha mārśāla) is a four-star commissioned air force flag officer rank in the Bangladesh Air Force. It is the highest achieved rank in the Bangladesh Navy. Admiral ranks above the three-star rank of Air Marshal. The rank is denoted as a full-fledged Admiral to extricate subordinate officers like Air Marshal and Air Vice Marshal which are also flag officers.
List of Chiefs of Air Staff
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Chief of Air Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Vice Marshal Abdul Karim Khandker BU, psa (born 1930) | April 7, 1972 | October 15, 1975 | 3 years, 191 days | – | |
| 2 | Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Ghulam Tawab SJ, SBT, psa (1930–1999) | October 15, 1975 | April 30, 1976 | 198 days | – | |
| 3 | Air Vice Marshal Khademul Bashar BU, TBT (1935–1976) | May 1, 1976 | September 1, 1976 † | 123 days | – | |
| 4 | Air Vice Marshal Abdul Gafoor Mahmud TBT, psa (born 1933) | September 5, 1976 | December 8, 1977 | 1 year, 94 days | – | |
| 5 | Air Vice Marshal Sadruddin Mohammad Hossain BP (born 1941) | December 9, 1977 | July 22, 1981 | 3 years, 225 days | – | |
| 6 | Air Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud BU (1944–2023) | July 23, 1981 | July 22, 1987 | 5 years, 364 days | – | |
| 7 | Air Vice Marshal Momtaz Uddin Ahmed psc (born 1941) | July 23, 1987 | June 4, 1991 | 3 years, 316 days | – | |
| 8 | Air Vice Marshal Altaf Hossain Chowdhury ndu, psc (born 1941) | June 4, 1991 | June 3, 1995 | 3 years, 364 days | – | |
| 9 | Air Marshal Jamal Uddin Ahmed ndc, bems, psc (born 1943) | June 4, 1995 | June 3, 2001 | 5 years, 364 days | – | |
| 10 | Air Vice Marshal Mohammad Rafiqul Islam ndu, psc | June 4, 2001 | April 8, 2002 | 308 days | – | |
| 11 | Air Vice Marshal Fakhrul Azam ndc, psc | April 8, 2002 | April 7, 2007 | 4 years, 364 days | – | |
| 12 | Air Marshal Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman ndc, fawc, psc (born 1955) | April 8, 2007 | June 12, 2012 | 5 years, 66 days | – | |
| 13 | Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari BBP, ndu, psc | June 13, 2012 | June 12, 2015 | 2 years, 364 days | – | |
| 14 | Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar BBP, ndc, acsc (born 1961) | June 12, 2015 | June 12, 2018 | 3 years, 0 days | – | |
| 15 | Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat BBP, OSP, ndu, psc (born 1962) | June 12, 2018 | June 12, 2021 | 3 years, 0 days | – | |
| 16 | Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan BBP,BUP, nswc, fawc, psc (born 1963) | June 12, 2021 | June 11, 2024 | 2 years, 365 days | [1] | |
| 17 | Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan BBP, OSP, GUP, nswc, psc (born 1966) | June 12, 2024 | 181 days | [2] |
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See also
[edit]- List of serving air marshals of the Bangladesh Air Force
- Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)
- Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh)
- Awards and decorations of the Bangladesh Armed Forces
References
[edit]- ^ "Chief of Air Staff Adorned with Air Marshal Rank". 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Hasan Mahmood Khan appointed new Air Chief". The Business Standard. 27 May 2024.
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