Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh) explained

Post:Chief
Body:Air Staff
Native Name:বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান
Insignia:Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh) Insignia.svg
Insigniasize:121px
Insigniacaption:Emblem
Flag:Air Force Ensign of Bangladesh.svg
Flagsize:200px
Flagcaption:Flag of the Bangladesh Air Force
Incumbent:Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan
Incumbentsince:12 June 2024
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
Appointer Qualified:with President advice and consent
Termlength:3 years, or at the age of 60, whichever is earlier.
Constituting Instrument:Air Force Act, 1953 of (Act No. VI of 1953)
First:Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker
Salary:
per month

per year (incl. allowances)

The Chief of Air Staff (abbreviated as COAS) (bn|বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান|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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chief of Air Staff . . 9 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Chief of Air Staff Adorned with Air Marshal Rank . 13 June 2021.
  3. News: BN, BAF chiefs rank upgraded . . 17 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203162949/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=547167&date=2016-01-17 . 3 February 2016 . dead.
  4. News: New Air Force chief Abu Esrar gets rank of Air Marshal . . 6 July 2015.
  5. News: Navy, BAF chiefs' rank upgraded . Daily Sun . 17 January 2016.
  6. News: Ranks of BN, BAF chiefs upgraded . Dhaka Tribune.