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Tahir Rafique Butt | |
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| طاھر رفیق بٹ | |
| 13th Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan) | |
| In office March 19, 2012 – March 19, 2015 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Rao Qamar Suleman |
| Succeeded by | Sohail Aman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 |
| Website | www |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1977-2015 |
| Rank |  Air Chief Marshal |
| Unit | No. 1 Squadron (Rehbar) |
| Commands | Chief of Air Staff Director of the NAB (Kpk Branch) Southern Air Command ACAS of PAF Personnel ACAS Training DCAS Personnel PAF Base Lower Topa |
| Battles/wars | 2001 India–Pakistan standoff 2008 India–Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan |
| Awards |  Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Basalat Turkish Legion of Merit |
Tahir Rafique Butt NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) TBt (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.[1] He was replaced by Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman.
Before being appointed chief he served as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) since 5 October 2010.[2] His other appointments include Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air Headquarters and commanding an operational base.
- ^ "Tahir Rafique Butt appointed Air Chief". The News. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Change of command: Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt to be new air chief". The Express Tribune. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.