The Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) is the principal deputy and

second-in-command Second-in-command (2i/c or 2IC) is a title denoting that the holder of the title is the second-highest authority within a certain organisation. Usage In the British Army or Royal Marines, the second-in-command is the deputy commander of a unit, ...

(S-in-C) of the Pakistan Air Force, reporting under the Chief of Air Staff. The post is usually held by an Air Marshal, a three-star rank air force general, who is responsible for flight safety, intelligence, procurement, public relations, and the Air War College. The current VCAS is Air Marshal

Muhammad Zahid Mahmood Muhammad Zahid Mahmood HI TI SI is an air marshal and flight instructor in the Pakistan Air Force who is the 6th and current vice chief of air staff. Prior to assuming the office in March 2022, he commanded the Combat Commanders' School at ...

. He succeeded Air Marshal Syed Noman Ali to the post on 21 March 2022.

List of Vice Chiefs of the Air Staff

All persons mentioned below have served as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff.

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List of Vice Chiefs of the Air Staff

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