Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria) explained

Post:Chief
Body:the Air Staff
Insignia:Nigerian Air Force emblem.svg
Insigniacaption:Nigerian Air Force emblem
Incumbent:Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar
Incumbentsince:22 June 2023
Reports To:Chief of the Defence Staff
Appointer:President of Nigeria
First:Gerhard Kahtz
Abbreviation:CAS

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) is the professional head and highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Air Force. The position is often occupied by the most senior commissioned officer appointed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The post was created in 1963 with Colonel Gerhard Kahtz of the German Air Force as the first incumbent.

The current and 22nd Chief of the Air Staff is Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, who succeeded Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao in June 2023.

List of chiefs

The following have served as Chief of the Air Staff:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Chief of The Air Staff . Nigerian Air Force . 1 November 2018.