Zaheer Ahmad Babar | |
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| 16th Chief of Air Staff | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2021 | |
| President | Arif Alvi Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | ACM Mujahid Anwar Khan |
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| Born | 16 April 1965 (age 59) Sidh, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1986 – present |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
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Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) TI(M) (Urdu: ظہیر احمد بابر سدھو) is a Pakistani military officer who serves as the Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, in office since 19 March 2021. On 19 March 2021, Babar took over command of the Pakistan Air Force from his predecessor ACM Mujahid Anwar Khan.[1]
Zaheer was granted a one-year extension to his tenure on 17 March 2024, making him the second chief in Pakistan Air Force history to receive such an extension after Anwar Shamim, who received an extension during the military government of Gen Zia Ul Haq in 1981.[2]
- ^ "Zaheer Ahmad Babar appointed new chief of Pakistan Air Force". www.24newshd.tv. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "PM gives one-year extension to PAF chief Zaheer Babar". The Nation. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.