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Chief of Air Staff
Chief of Air Staff
বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান
	Emblem
	Flag of the Bangladesh Air Force
	Incumbent; Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan; since 12 June 2024
	Bangladesh Air Force
Type	Bangladesh Air Force service chief
Abbreviation	COAS
Member of	National Committee on Security Affairs
Reports to	President; Chief Adviser; Minister of Defence
Residence	Air House, Dhaka Cantonment
Seat	Air Force Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka
Appointer	The Prime Minister; with President advice and consent
Term length	3 years, or at the age of 60, whichever is earlier.
Constituting instrument	Air Force Act, 1953 of (Act No. VI of 1953)
Formation	7 April 1972; 52 years ago
First holder	Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker
Salary	৳125631 (US$1,000); per month; ৳1507572 (US$12,000); per year (incl. allowances)
Website	Official website

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

No.	Chief of Air Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1	Khandker, AbdulAir Vice Marshal Abdul Karim Khandker BU, psa (born 1930)	April 7, 1972	October 15, 1975	3 years, 191 days	–
2	Tawab, MuhammadAir Vice Marshal Muhammad Ghulam Tawab SJ, SBT, psa (1930–1999)	October 15, 1975	April 30, 1976	198 days	–
3	Bashar, KhademulAir Vice Marshal Khademul Bashar BU, TBT (1935–1976)	May 1, 1976	September 1, 1976 †	123 days	–
4	Mahmud, AbdulAir Vice Marshal Abdul Gafoor Mahmud TBT, psa (born 1933)	September 5, 1976	December 8, 1977	1 year, 94 days	–
5	Hossain, SadruddinAir Vice Marshal Sadruddin Mohammad Hossain BP (born 1941)	December 9, 1977	July 22, 1981	3 years, 225 days	–
6	Mahmud, SultanAir Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud BU (1944–2023)	July 23, 1981	July 22, 1987	5 years, 364 days	–
7	Ahmed, MomtazAir Vice Marshal Momtaz Uddin Ahmed psc (born 1941)	July 23, 1987	June 4, 1991	3 years, 316 days	–
8	Chowdhury, AltafAir Vice Marshal Altaf Hossain Chowdhury ndu, psc (born 1941)	June 4, 1991	June 3, 1995	3 years, 364 days	–
9	Ahmed, JamalAir Marshal Jamal Uddin Ahmed ndc, bems, psc (born 1943)	June 4, 1995	June 3, 2001	5 years, 364 days	–
10	Islam, MohammadAir Vice Marshal Mohammad Rafiqul Islam ndu, psc	June 4, 2001	April 8, 2002	308 days	–
11	Azam, FakhrulAir Vice Marshal Fakhrul Azam ndc, psc	April 8, 2002	April 7, 2007	4 years, 364 days	–
12	Rahman, ShahAir Marshal Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman ndc, fawc, psc (born 1955)	April 8, 2007	June 12, 2012	5 years, 66 days	–
13	Bari, EnamulAir Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari BBP, ndu, psc	June 13, 2012	June 12, 2015	2 years, 364 days	–
14	Esrar, AbuAir Chief Marshal Abu Esrar BBP, ndc, acsc (born 1961)	June 12, 2015	June 12, 2018	3 years, 0 days	–
15	Serniabat, MasihuzzamanAir Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat BBP, OSP, ndu, psc (born 1962)	June 12, 2018	June 12, 2021	3 years, 0 days	–
16	Hannan, Shaikh AbdulAir Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan BBP,BUP, nswc, fawc, psc (born 1963)	June 12, 2021	June 11, 2024	2 years, 365 days	^[7]
17	Khan, Hasan MadmoodAir Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan BBP, OSP, GUP, nswc, psc (born 1966)	June 12, 2024		227 days	^[8]