Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria)
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) is the professional head of the Nigerian Air Force.
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Abbreviation | CAS |
Reports to | Chief of the Defence Staff |
Appointer | President of Nigeria |
Formation | 1963 |
First holder | Gerhard Kahtz |
List of chiefs
The following have served as Chief of the Air Staff:[1]
No. | Chief of Air Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
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1 | Gerhard Kahtz (born 1922) | Colonel5 May 1963 | 11 November 1965 | 2 years, 190 days | |
2 | Wolfgang Thimmig (1912–1976) | Colonel24 November 1965 | 18 January 1966 | 55 days | |
3 | George T. Kurubo (1934–2000) | Lieutenant colonel19 January 1966 | 4 August 1967 | 1 year, 197 days | |
4 | Shittu Alao (1937–1969) | Colonel5 August 1967 | 15 October 1969 † | 2 years, 71 days | |
5 | Emmanuel E Ikwue (born 1940) | Brigadier18 December 1969 | 28 July 1975 | 5 years, 222 days | |
6 | John Nmadu Yisa-Doko (born 1942) | Air Vice-Marshal29 July 1975 | 14 April 1980 | 4 years, 260 days | |
7 | Abdullahi Dominic Bello | Air Vice-Marshal14 April 1980 | 31 December 1983 | 3 years, 261 days | |
8 | Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa (1946–2000) | Air Marshal1 January 1984 | 1 January 1990 | 6 years, 0 days | |
9 | Nuraini Yussuff | Air Vice-Marshal2 January 1990 | 30 January 1992 | 2 years, 28 days | |
10 | Akin Dada | Air Marshal1 February 1992 | 16 September 1992 | 228 days | |
11 | Femi John Femi (born 1945) | Air Vice-Marshal17 September 1992 | 29 March 1996 | 3 years, 194 days | |
12 | Nsikak-Abasi Essien Eduok (born 1947) | Air Marshal30 March 1996 | 29 May 1999 | 3 years, 60 days | |
13 | Isaac Alfa (born 1950) | Air Marshal29 May 1999 | 23 April 2001 | 1 year, 329 days | |
14 | Jonah Wuyep (born 1948) | Air Marshal24 April 2001 | 31 May 2006 | 5 years, 37 days | |
15 | Paul Dike | Air Marshal1 June 2006 | 19 August 2008 | 2 years, 79 days | |
16 | Oluseyi Petinrin (born 1955) | Air Marshal20 August 2008 | 18 September 2010 | 2 years, 29 days | |
17 | Mohammed Dikko Umar | Air Marshal19 September 2010 | 3 October 2012 | 2 years, 14 days | |
18 | Alex Sabundu Badeh (born 1957) | Air Marshal4 October 2012 | 15 January 2014 | 1 year, 103 days | |
19 | Adesola Nunayon Amosu (born 1958) | Air Marshal16 January 2014 | 12 July 2015 | 1 year, 177 days | |
19 | Sadique Abubakar (born 1960) | Air Marshal13 July 2015 | Incumbent | 5 years, 24 days |
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References
- "Former Chief of The Air Staff". Nigerian Air Force. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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