Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh)

Commander of the Bangladesh Air Force

The Chief Of Air Staff (abbreviated as COAS) (Bengali: বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Bimāna bāhinī pradhāna) is the professional head of the Bangladesh Air Force.^[1] 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 Hasan Mahmood Khan.^[2][3][4] 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.^[5][6]

List of Chiefs of Air Staff

See also

• 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

1. "Chief of Air Staff". Bangladesh Air Force. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
2. "Chief of Air Staff Adorned with Air Marshal Rank". 13 June 2021.
3. "BN, BAF chiefs rank upgraded". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
4. "New Air Force chief Abu Esrar gets rank of Air Marshal". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
5. "Navy, BAF chiefs' rank upgraded". Daily Sun. 17 January 2016.
6. "Ranks of BN, BAF chiefs upgraded". Dhaka Tribune.
7. "Chief of Air Staff Adorned with Air Marshal Rank". 13 June 2021.
8. "Hasan Mahmood Khan appointed new Air Chief". The Business Standard. 27 May 2024.