Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh)
| Chief of the Air Staff | |
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| বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান (Bengali) | |
 Chief of Air Staff of emblem
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 Flag of the Bangladesh Air Force
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| Bangladesh Air Force | |
| Type | Air Force Service chief |
| Abbreviation | COAS |
| Member of | |
| Reports to |
Prime Minister Minister of Defence |
| Residence | BAF Officers Residence |
| Seat | Air Force Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister with advice and consent of the President |
| Constituting instrument | Air Force Act, 1953 of (Act No. VI of 1953) |
| Formation | 7 April 1972 |
| First holder | Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker |
| Unofficial names | Chief of Air Force |
| Deputy | Assistant Chief of Air Staff |
| Salary | ৳ 100,000 Monthly (US$ 1,175) ৳ 12,00,000 annually (US$ 14,104) |
| Website | Official website |
The Chief Of Air Staff (abbreviated as COAS) (Bengali: বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Biman Bahini Pradhan) is the professional head and highest appointment of the Bangladesh Air Force. Only pilots (officers from GDP branch) get this post. The appointment is held by a four-star air officer and the current COAS is Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan. Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by an Air Marshal (three-star air officer) and from 1972 to 2007 COAS's rank was Air Vice Marshal.
List of Chiefs of Air Staff
| 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 | Incumbent | 2 years, 224 days |
