Sohail Aman

Air Chief Marshal
Sohail Aman
NI(M)
سهيل عمان
21st Chief of Air Staff
Assumed office
19 March 2015
President Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by ACM Tahir Rafique Butt
Personal details
Born 1959[1]
Alma mater University of Karachi
King's College London
Awards Nishan-e-Imtiaz(Military)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Basalat
Website paf.gov.pk
Military service
Allegiance  Pakistan
Service/branch  Pakistan Air Force
Years of service 1980– Present
Rank Air Chief Marshal
Unit Sq. No 1 Rehbar
Commands Chief of Air Staff
Southern Air Command
DCAS Training/Operations
PAF Base Minhas
Battles/wars 2001 India-Pakistan standoff
2008 Indo-Pakistan standoff
War in North-West Pakistan

Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman (Urdu: سہیل عمان; born 1959), NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(C), is an active four star air officer (air chief marshal) and the 21st Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force. He took charge from Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt on 19 March 2015.[2][3]

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Science from PAF College, Sargodha in 1980, a bachelor's degree in War Studies from the University of Karachi in 1993, an MA in Defence Studies from King's College London in 1998, and a master's degree in defence and strategic studies from National Defence University, Pakistan/Quaid-i-Azam University in 2006.

Awards and decorations

Service Medals
Non-operational Military Awards
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence)
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence)

See also

References

  1. "Sohail Aman takes over command as PAF chief". The News.
  2. "Air Marshal Sohail Aman appointed as the new air chief". The Express Tribune. March 18, 2015.
  3. Mateen Haider and Irfan Haider (March 18, 2015). "Air Marshal Sohail Aman appointed as new air chief". dawn.com.
Military offices
Preceded by
Tahir Rafique Butt
Chief of Air Staff
19 March 2015 – present
Incumbent


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