Air Chief Marshal Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer originating from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. An air chief marshal is equivalent to an Admir ...

Sohail Aman ( ur, ; born 10 June 1959) is a retired four star air officer who served as the Chief of Air Staff of the

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

. He took charge from

Tahir Rafique Butt Tahir Rafique Butt (Urdu:طاهر رفيق بٹ;b. 1955), is a retired air officer who was the 13th Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force serving from 19 March 2012 to 19 March 2015. He was replaced by Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman. B ...

on 19 March 2015.Mateen Haider and Irfan Haider (18 March 2015)
"Air Marshal Sohail Aman appointed as new air chief"
''dawn.com''. He retired on 18 March 2018, on completion of the three-year term as Air Chief.

Biography

Sohail Aman was born in 1959, and graduated from the PAF Public School in Sargodha in 1977. He is from a Sheikh Family. In 1978, Aman joined the

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

, which directed to join the

PAF Academy The Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan ( ur, ) is an accredited three-year military academy which provides undergraduate education to officer candidates for the Pakistan Air Force. The eligible and selected candidates from all over Pakista ...

Risalpur Risalpur (Pashto/ ur, رسالپور) is a city in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the Nowshera-Mardan Road. It is nearly 45 km from Peshawar and 18 km from Mardan and is located at 34°4'52N 71°58'21E. In a basin so ...

, and graduated in 1980 where he gained commissioned as a P/Off. in GD( P) class. He attended the elite Combat Commander's School in Mushaf Air Force Base. Aman attended the Air War College in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

where he attained the

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in Strategic studies, and later went to the

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where he attended the

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

graduating with MA in defence studies in 1980. Besides flying

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in the

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

, ACM Sohail has also flown F-15s in

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and Tornado's in the

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, - 1959 births Living people University of Karachi alumni Alumni of King's College London Pakistan Air Force Academy alumni Chiefs of Air Staff, Pakistan Pakistan Air Force air marshals Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Pakistani flying aces Pakistani test pilots Central Model School, Lahore alumni {{Pakistan-mil-bio-stub

Biography

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