| Post: | Commander |
| Body: | Air Force of Zimbabwe |
| Incumbent: | Air Marshal John Jacob Nzvede |
| Incumbentsince: | March 2024 |
| Abbreviation: | Comd AFZ |
| Member Of: | Defence Policy Council |
| Reports To: | Chief of Defense |
The Commander of the Air Force is chief of the Air Force of Zimbabwe. He commands operations, administration and logistics within the air force.
| Name (born-died) | Term of office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Major Dirk Cloete | 1936 | 1938 | years | [1] | |
| 2 | Lieutenant colonel Charles Meredith | 1939 | 1946 | years | ||
| 3 | Lieutenant colonel Keith Taute | 1947 | 1949 | years | ||
| 4 | Air vice-marshal Ted Jacklin | 1949 | 30 June 1961 | years | [2] | |
| 5 | Air vice-marshal Raf Bentley | 30 June 1961 | 1965 | years | ||
| 6 | Air vice-marshal Harold Hawkins | 1965 | 1968 | years | ||
| 7 | Air marshal Archibald Wilson | 8 February 1969 | 13 April 1973 | |||
| 8 | Air marshal Mick McLaren | 15 April 1973 | 12 April 1977 | |||
| 9 | Air marshal Frank Mussell | 12 April 1977 | 18 April 1980 | |||
| Name (born-died) | Term of office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Air marshal Frank Mussell | 18 April 1980 | 1981 | years | ||
| 2 | Air marshal Norman Walsh | 1981 | 22 May 1983 | years | ||
| 3 | Air marshal Azim Daudpota | July 1983 | January 1986 | years | ||
| 4 | Air chief marshal Josiah Tungamirai | January 1986 | 1992 | years | ||
| 5 | Air marshal Perrance Shiri | 1992 | 7 December 2017 | years | ||
| – | Air vice-marshal Shebba Shumbayaonda | 7 December 2017 | 18 December 2017 | |||
| 6 | Air marshal Elson Moyo | 18 December 2017 | 16 March 2024 | |||
| 7 | Air marshal John Jacob Nzvede | 16 March 2024 | Incumbent | [3] | ||