Sohail Aman | |
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سہیل امان | |
Chief of Air Staff | |
In office 19 March 2015 – 18 March 2018 | |
President | Mamnoon Hussain |
Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
Preceded by | ACM Tahir Rafique Butt |
Succeeded by | ACM Mujahid Anwar Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 June 1959[1] Lahore |
Spouse(s) | Talat Sohail, Shagufta Jabeen |
Alma mater | University of Karachi King's College London |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch/service | Pakistan Air Force |
Years of service | 1978–2018 |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Unit | Squadron No. 1 Rehbar |
Commands | Central Air Command Southern Air Command DCAS (Training & Evaluation) DCAS (Air Operations) PAF Base Minhas |
Battles/wars | 2001 India-Pakistan standoff 2008 Indo-Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan |
Awards | Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military) Kuwait Liberation Medal Turkish Legion of Merit Order of King Abdulaziz Legion of Merit CCS Instructor's Sword |
Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) TI(M) LoM (Urdu: سہیل امان ; born 10 June 1959) is a retired four star air officer who served as the Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force.[2] He took charge from Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt on 19 March 2015.[3][4] He retired on 18 March 2018, on completion of the three-year term as Air Chief.[5]