Chief Of Air Staff IAF

I read in newspaper that Arup Raha has been appointed as a 24th Indian Air Force chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) .Tell me about the work profile and the experience of the
Arup Raha . Provide the achievements made by the Arup Raha , Chief Of Air Staff IAF.

Hello Sir, I want the list of Chief Of Air Staff of Indian Air Force IAF so will you please tell me?

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Chief of the Air Staff is the professional head and the commander of the Indian Air Force. The position is usually held by a four-star air officer of the rank Air Chief Marshal.

The current CAS is Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa who took office on 31 December 2016, following the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha.

Chief of the Air Staff

Name Duration

Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst 15 August 1947-21 February 1950

Air Marshal Sir Ronald Lvelaw Chapman 22 February 1950-9 December 1951

Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs 10 December 1951-31 March 1954

Air Marshal S. Mukherjee 1 April 1954-8 November 1960

Air Marshal A.M.Engineer 1 December 1960-31 July 1964

Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh 1 August1964-15 July 1969

Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal 16 July 1969-15 January 1973

Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra 16 January 1973-31 January 1976

Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar 1 February 1976-31 August 1978

Air Chief Marshal I.H.Latif 1 December 1978-31 August 1981

Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh 1 September 1981-3 September 1984

Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre 4 September 1984-1 July 1985

Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine 3 July 1985-31 July 1988

Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra 1 August 1988-31 July 1991

Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri 1 August 1991-31 July 1993

Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul 1 August 1993-31 December 1995

Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen 31 December 1995-31 December 1998

Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis 1 January 1999- 31 December 2001

Air Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram
Krishna Swamy 31 December 2001 1 January 2005

Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi 1 January 2005 -31 March 2007

Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major 31 March 2007 31 May 2009

Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik 01 June 2009 31 July 2011

Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil
Kumar Browne 31 July 2011 31 December 2013

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha 31 December 2013 31 December 2016

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa 31 December 2016 Incumbent