Zaheer Ahmad Babar

Zaheer Ahmad Babar
NI(M)  HI(M)  SI(M)  TI(M)
16th Chief of Air Staff
Assumed office
19 March 2021
PresidentArif Alvi
Asif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Imran Khan
Preceded byACM Mujahid Anwar Khan
Personal details
Born16 April 1965 (1965-04-16) (age 59)
Sidh, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma mater
Military service
AllegiancePakistan
Branch/servicePakistan Air Force
Years of service1986 – present
RankAir Chief Marshal
Commands
Battles/wars
Awards

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]

  1. ^ "Zaheer Ahmad Babar appointed new chief of Pakistan Air Force". www.24newshd.tv. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "PM gives one-year extension to PAF chief Zaheer Babar". The Nation. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.