Sohail Aman

Sohail Aman
NI(M)  HI(M)  SI(M)  TI(M)  LoM
سہیل امان
Chief of Air Staff
In office
19 March 2015 – 18 March 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Preceded byACM Tahir Rafique Butt
Succeeded byACM Mujahid Anwar Khan
Personal details
Born10 June 1959[1]
Lahore
Spouse(s)Talat Sohail, Shagufta Jabeen
Alma materUniversity of Karachi
King's College London
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Air Force
Years of service1978–2018
Rank Air Chief Marshal
UnitSquadron No. 1 Rehbar
CommandsCentral Air Command
Southern Air Command
DCAS (Training & Evaluation)
DCAS (Air Operations)
PAF Base Minhas
Battles/wars2001 India-Pakistan standoff
2008 Indo-Pakistan standoff
War in North-West Pakistan
AwardsNishan-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]

  1. ^ "Sohail Aman takes over command as PAF chief". The News.
  2. ^ "Air chief retiring on 18th". The Nation. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Air Marshal Sohail Aman appointed as the new air chief". The Express Tribune. 18 March 2015.
  4. ^ Mateen Haider and Irfan Haider (18 March 2015). "Air Marshal Sohail Aman appointed as new air chief". dawn.com.
  5. ^ "Hats off to Sohail Aman". Pakistan Observer. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.