The Chief of Air Force (, Jawi: ) is the most senior appointment in the Royal Malaysian Air Force and has been held by a four-star officer in the rank of General (equivalent to Air Chief Marshal) since 1996. The Chief of Air Force is a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces Council and directly reports to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF).
The current Chief of Air Force is General Dato' Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan – who succeeded General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Ackbal Abdul Samad on 4 March 2022. General Tan Sri Affendi Buang promoted into CDF on 2 January 2020 thus making him the second Chief of Air Force ever to hold the highest post in the Malaysian Armed Forces.
Appointees Up to the year 2025, 21 people had appointed to the number 1 rank in the Royal Malaysian Air Force since 1957. Portrait Name Term of office Branch of service Took office Left office Time in office Deputy Chief of Staff (Air), Royal Malayan Air Force 1 Air commodoreSandy Johnstone 30 November 1957 4 September 1958 No. 602 Squadron Chief of Air Staff 2 Air commodoreNicol Challis Hyde 5 September 1958 31 December 1959 3 Group captainJohn Nichol Stacey 1 January 1960 19 May 1963 4 Group captainCyril Stanley John West 20 May 1963 13 May 1965 5 Air commodoreAlasdair Steedman 14 May 1965 31 October 1968 No. 39 Squadron 6 Air vice marshal Sulaiman Sujak 1 November 1968 31 December 1976 No. 84 Squadron 7 Lieutenant general Mohamed Taib 1 January 1977 24 August 1983 Chief of Air Force 8 Lieutenant General Mohamed Ngah Said 24 August 1983 18 March 1991 10 Squadron 9 Lieutenant General Mohd Yunus Mohd Tasi 19 March 1991 18 March 1993 10 Lieutenant General Abdul Ghani Abdul Aziz 19 March 1993 8 August 1996 11 General Ahmad Saruji Che Rose 9 August 1996 12 June 2001 12 General Suleiman Mahmud 12 June 2001 4 March 2003 13 General Abdullah Ahmad 4 March 2003 4 April 2004 14 General Nik Ismail Nik Mahmud 4 April 2004 30 October 2006 15 General Azizan Ariffin 30 October 2006 31 August 2009 20 Squadron 16 General Rodzali Daud 1 September 2009 11 September 2014 No 3 Flying Training Centre 17 General Roslan Saad 12 September 2014 20 December 2016 18 General Affendi Buang 21 December 2016 2 January 2020 19 General Ackbal Abdul Samad 3 January 2020 4 March 2022 20 General Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan 7 March 2022 25 June 2025 21 General Muhamad Norazlan Aris 26 June 2025 Incumbent 11th Squadron
See also
Royal Malaysian Air Force Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia) Chief of Army (Malaysia) Chief of Navy (Malaysia)
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