39-760: Air Chief Marshal Jamal Ahmad Khan Afridi NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) SBt ( Urdu : جمال احمد خان ; b. 15 April 1934) is a retired four-star air officer who served as the Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force from 1985 until 1988. He also commanded the United Arab Emirates Air Force from 1977 until 1980. Jamal Ahmad Khan was born in Kaimganj , Farrukhabad district in India , on 15 April 1934. In 1952, after
78-400: A broad black band. This is worn on the lower sleeves of the dress uniform or on shoulders of the flying suit or working uniform. The command flag for an air marshal is defined by the single broad red band running in the centre of the flag. The vehicle star plate for an air marshal depicts three white stars (air marshal is equivalent to a three-star rank) on an air force blue background. In
117-1079: A fighter jet, with Grumman Aerospace as its consultant . After completing his tenure, ACM Jamal was succeeded by ACM H.K. Durrani on 6 March 1988. After his retirement, he settled in Islamabad, and worked as an aviation historian , contributing to the book on aerial aviation, The Story of the Pakistan Air Force, 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds . (Military) (Order of Excellence) (Military) (Crescent of Excellence) (Star of Courage) 1965 War (Military) (Star of Excellence) (Star of Good Conduct) (General Service Medal) 1. 1965 War Clasp 2. 1971 War Clasp (War Star 1965) (War Star 1971) (War Medal 1965) (War Medal 1971) Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam (100th Birth Anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah ) 1976 (Republic Commemoration Medal) 1956 (Hijri Medal) 1979 Air Chief Marshal Air chief marshal ( Air Chf Mshl or ACM )
156-491: Is a high-ranking air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force . The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence . This rank is also equivalent to an Admiral in a navy or a full general in an army or other nations' air forces. The rank of air chief marshal is immediately senior to the rank of air marshal but subordinate to marshal of
195-403: Is an air-officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force . The rank is used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence, including many Commonwealth nations . The rank is usually equivalent to a vice admiral or a lieutenant general . Air marshal is immediately senior to the rank of air vice-marshal and immediately subordinate to
234-463: Is appointed to the position of Chief of Defence Forces (formerly Supreme Commander), then he has always held the rank of air chief marshal. The last air chief marshal to be appointed Supreme Commander was Air Chief Marshal Voranat Aphichari who retired in 1994. In November 2007 it became known that Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn (now king of Thailand) had granted the title of Air Chief Marshal to his pet poodle Fufu . The dog died in 2015. Prior to
273-478: Is normally a three-star air marshal. In March 1976, as part of a Pakistani Defence Ministry reorganization, the post of Chief of Air Staff , the head of the Pakistan Air Force, was upgraded from air marshal to air chief marshal rank. To date all Pakistani air chief marshals have been members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee . However, only Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan has served as Chairman of
312-771: Is the current chief of the Australian Defence Force. In 2016 the Bangladeshi Chief of Air Staff position was upgraded from air marshal to air chief marshal rank. Since then the rank has been held by Abu Esrar , Masihuzzaman Serniabat , Shaikh Abdul Hannan , and Hasan Mahmood Khan . Throughout the 20th century history of the Royal Canadian Air Force , only two officers held the rank of air chief marshal. They were: Lloyd Samuel Breadner (promoted 1945) and Frank Robert Miller (promoted 1961). The rank existed on paper until
351-449: Is worn on the lower sleeves of the service dress jacket or on the shoulders of the flying suit or working uniform. The command flag for an RAF air chief marshal is defined by the two broad red bands running through the centre of the flag. The vehicle star plate for an RAF air chief marshal depicts four white stars (air chief marshal is a four-star rank) on an air force blue background. Air Marshal Air marshal ( Air Mshl or AM )
390-542: The Brazilian Air Force , the highest rank is Marechal-do-ar , a five-star officer, which can be translated as "air marshal" or "marshal of the air". The rank is equivalent to marshal in the Brazilian Army or marshal of the air force elsewhere. In 1927, the rank of Luftmarsk ( transl. air marshal ) was proposed by Christian Førslev as a rank for the potential Chief of
429-538: The Chief of Defence Staff holds an active four-star rank . Retiring Commanders of the Sri Lanka Air Force are promoted to the rank of air chief marshal as an outgoing honour. Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera was the first CDS appointed from the Air Force and Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke became the first serving Air Force Commander to be appointed to the rank of air chief marshal as part of
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#1732776157432468-742: The Sargodha Air Force Base . In 1975, Air Commodore Jamal joined the JAG Corps, Air Force , appointed its chief inspector and later judge advocate general . For some time, Air Cdre. Jamal served as the ACAS (Plans) at the AHQ before being promoted to the two-star rank , Air vice-marshal (AVM). In 1977, AVM Jamal was posted as an AOC at the Pakistan Armed Forces–Middle East Command , and seconded to command
507-627: The United Arab Emirates Air Force until 1980. During this time, AVM Jamal took over the command of the Pakistan Armed Forces–Middle East Command , serving as its commander until 1980. Upon returning, AVM Jamal flew the MiG-19 and MiG-21 for test trial purposes. During this time, he went to the United States to complete his training to fly the F-16A . He was the first Pakistani to fly the F-16A in
546-539: The Vice Chief of Defence Force , the Chief of Joint Operations , and the Chief of Capability Development Group . The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) used the rank until the 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces , when army-type rank titles were adopted and an air marshal became a lieutenant-general . In official Canadian French usage, the rank title was maréchal de l'air . The Canadian Chief of
585-809: The partition of India , he joined the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). He was sent to attend the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur , and was one of the few cadets who were selected to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado , United States . Upon completing the pilot training program from the USAF Academy in 1953, Jamal was commissioned in the No. 11 Squadron Arrows , initially trained to fly
624-527: The 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces , when Army-type rank titles were adopted and the rank of air chief marshal was replaced by that of full general . As no serving officers held the rank in 1968, no Canadian air chief marshals were regraded to general and Miller, the then only living retired air chief marshal, retained his rank. When Miller died in 1997 the Canadian rank of air chief marshal effectively passed into history. The 21st century re-creation of
663-556: The Air Staff ordinarily held the rank of air marshal. The following RCAF officers held the rank (dates in rank in parentheses): The rank of air marshal was the highest in the Indian Air Force (IAF), held by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), from 1947 to 1966. In 1966, the rank of CAS was upgraded to air chief marshal and ACM Arjan Singh became the first CAS to hold the four-star rank . The Namibian Air Force adopted
702-765: The British Supermarine Attacker . He was further trained in the United States as a test pilot , eventually qualified to fly the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter . In 1965, Squadron-Leader Jamal flew his F-104 to intercept an Indian Air Force English Electric Canberra at 33,000 feet (10,000 m) above, shooting down the Canberra with a Sidewinder missile near the Fazilka district , inside Pakistani territory. This
741-529: The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee , the supreme commandant of Pakistan Armed Forces. Originally, a Pakistani air chief marshal's rank insignia was essentially the same as the RAF insignia. In 2006 the Pakistan Air Force changed the rank insignia for its officers , abandoning the ring insignia in favor of a Turkish Air Force-style featuring four stars and a crossed swords and laurel device. In Sri Lanka, only
780-619: The New Zealand Defence Force , he is granted the rank of air marshal. The current Chief of Defence Force is an RNZAF officer, Air Marshal Tony Davies. Other officers to hold the air marshal rank in New Zealand are: Prior to the adoption of RAF-specific rank titles in 1919, it was suggested that the RAF might use the Royal Navy's officer ranks, with the word "air" inserted before the naval rank title. For example,
819-412: The RAF on 1 January 1927, no officer held the rank until Sir John Salmond was promoted on 1 January 1929. It has been used continuously ever since. In the RAF, the rank of air chief marshal is held by the serving Chief of the Air Staff (currently Sir Richard Knighton ). Additionally, RAF officers appointed to four-star tri-service posts hold the rank of air chief marshal. Throughout the history of
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#1732776157432858-559: The RAF rank system in 2010 previously having been using army ranks and insignia. However the rank of air marshal was not used until 1 April 2020 when Martin Pinehas was promoted to that rank and appointed as Chief of the Namibian Defence Force . In New Zealand, the head of the air force holds the lower rank of air vice-marshal. However, when an air force officer holds the country's senior military appointment, Chief of
897-579: The RAF rank system on 9 November 1920 and this usage was continued by its successor, the Royal Australian Air Force . However, the rank of air marshal was not used by the Australian Armed Forces until 1940 when Richard Williams , an RAAF officer, was promoted. In Australia, there are four appointments available for air marshals: the Chief of Air Force and, at times when they are occupied by an air force officer,
936-465: The RAF's highest rank. Additionally, Lord Stirrup was granted an honorary promotion to marshal of the Royal Air Force in 2014. The marshals are still to be found on the RAF's active list even though they have for all practical purposes retired. The rank insignia consists of three narrow light blue bands (each on a slightly wider black band) over a light blue band on a broad black band. This
975-543: The RAF, 141 RAF officers have held the rank and it has also been awarded in an honorary capacity to senior members of the British Royal Family and allied foreign monarchs. Although no serving RAF officer has been promoted to marshal of the Royal Air Force since the British defence cuts of the 1990s, British air chief marshals are not the most senior officers in the RAF as several officers continue to retain
1014-684: The Royal Air Force. However, it was not until 1965 when Sir Frederick Scherger became Chairman of the Australian Chiefs of Staff Committee, and was promoted to air chief marshal that an RAAF officer attained the rank. Throughout the history of the RAAF, only four of its officers have held the rank. Apart from Scherger, they are Sir Neville McNamara (promoted 1982), Sir Angus Houston (promoted 2005) and Mark Binskin (promoted 2014). McNamara, Houston and Binskin are former Australian Defence Force chiefs; as of November 2024, Admiral David Johnston
1053-547: The Royal Canadian Air Force has not seen the rank revived and as of 2014 there are no plans for such a change. Army-style rank titles continue to be used although a return to the former insignia has been enacted. In official Canadian French usage, the rank title was maréchal en chef de l'air . In the Indian Air Force , the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) (currently ACM Amar Preet Singh ) holds
1092-416: The United States, and later returned to Pakistan. In 1982–83, Air-Marshal Jamal was appointed as DCAS (Air Operations) , and later appointed as Vice Chief of the Air Staff in 1984. In 1985, Air-Mshl. Jamal was promoted to four-star rank, Air Chief Marshal (ACM), and took over command of the Pakistan Air Force as its Chief of Air Staff . In 1987, ACM Jamal launched the project to develop and design
1131-500: The adoption of RAF-specific rank titles in 1919, it was suggested that the RAF might use the Royal Navy 's officer ranks, with the word "air" inserted before the naval rank title. For example, the rank that later became air chief marshal would have been air admiral. The Admiralty objected to any use of their rank titles, including this modified form, and so an alternative proposal was put forward: air-officer ranks would be based on
1170-602: The air force . Only the Chief of the Defence Staff holds four-star rank . The first Nigerian Air Force officer to attain the rank of air chief marshal was Paul Dike upon his appointment as the Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff in 2008. Dike was succeeded as Chief of the Defence Staff in 2010 by Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin . In 2014, Alex Sabundu Badeh was appointed Chief of Defence Staff and promoted to air chief marshal. The Nigerian Chief of Air Staff
1209-637: The air force . Air chief marshals are sometimes generically considered to be air marshals. In the Royal Australian Air Force , this rank is only used when the Chief of the Defence Force is an Air Force officer. When this is not the case, the senior ranking Air Force officer is the Chief of Air Force , holding the rank of air marshal . With the establishment of the Australian Air Board on 9 November 1920, Australian Air Corps officers dropped their army ranks in favour of those based on
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1248-631: The air staff have held the rank. In the Indian Air Force the honorary promotion of Arjan Singh to marshal of the Indian Air Force in 2002 resulted in Indian air chief marshals no longer being the most senior IAF officers until Singh's death in 2017. In the Namibian Air Force , the rank is known as Chief air marshal. The Nigerian air chief marshal is the second highest-ranking officer in the Nigerian Air Force , below Marshal of
1287-468: The rank equivalent to a vice-admiral and lieutenant-general. However, air marshal was preferred and has been used since its adoption in August 1919. Sir Hugh Trenchard , the incumbent Chief of the Air Staff when the rank was introduced, became the first air marshal on 11 August 1919. The rank insignia consists of two narrow light blue bands (each on a slightly wider black band) over a light blue band on
1326-423: The rank of air chief marshal . Officers in the rank of air marshal typically hold very senior appointments such as commander-in-chief of an air force or a large air force formation. Officers in the ranks of air chief marshal and air vice-marshal are also referred to generically as air marshals. Occasionally, air force officers of marshal rank are considered to be air marshals. The Australian Air Corps adopted
1365-475: The rank of Air Chief Marshal. The position of the CAS was upgraded from Air Marshal to Air Chief Marshal in 1966. The first IAF officer to hold this rank was Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh (later promoted to the five-star rank of marshal of the Indian Air Force ) who was promoted to the rank in 1966 while he served as the CAS. Post 1966, all the Indian air chiefs have held the rank. As of 2014, 19 Indian chiefs of
1404-495: The rank that later became air marshal would have been air vice-admiral. The Admiralty objected to any use of their rank titles, including this modified form, and so an alternative proposal was put forward: air-officer ranks would be based on the term "ardian", which was derived from a combination of the Gaelic words for "chief" ( ard ) and "bird" ( eun ), with the term "second ardian" or "wing ardian" being used specifically for
1443-423: The term "ardian", which was derived from a combination of the Gaelic words for "chief" ( ard ) and "bird" ( eun ), with the unmodified word "ardian" being used specifically for the equivalent to full admiral and general. However, air chief marshal was preferred and was adopted in August 1919. The rank was first used on 1 April 1922 with the promotion of Sir Hugh Trenchard . With Trenchard's promotion to marshal of
1482-740: The victory celebrations. The officer appointed to command the Royal Thai Air Force has been promoted to the rank of air chief marshal ( Thai : พลอากาศเอก , romanized : Phon Akat Ek ) since c. 1950 . The present commander is Air Chief Marshal Alongkorn Wannarot who is supported by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief (currently Air Chief Marshal Chanon Mungthanya) and the Assistant Commander-in-Chief (currently Air Chief Marshal Punpakdee Pattanakul). If an air force officer
1521-642: Was recorded as the first kill achieved by an F-104 at night after a number of near misses. In 1971, Wing-Commander Jamal continued flying his F-104 on the western front of the third war with India . Wg-Cdr. Jamal shot down another Canberra with an AIM-9B missile; the Canberra pilot perished. After the war, Group Captain Jamal was posted to a Command Operations Center at the Air Headquarters (AHQ) in Islamabad until appointed as base commander of
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