Sohail Aman

Sohail Aman (Urdu: سہیل امان ; born 1959), NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M), is a retired four star air officer who served as the Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force.[2] He took charge from Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt on 19 March 2015.[3][4] He retired on 18 March 2018, on completion of the three-year term as Air Chief.[5]

Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)

Sohail Aman

NI(M)
سہیل امان
Chief of Air Staff
In office
19 March 2015 – 18 March 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Preceded byACM Tahir Rafique Butt
Succeeded byACM Mujahid Anwar Khan
Personal details
Born1959[1]
Lahore
Spouse(s)Shagufta Jabeen
Alma materUniversity of Karachi
King's College London
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Air Force
Years of service1978– 2018
Rank Air Chief Marshal
UnitSquadron No. 1 Rehbar
CommandsCentral Air Command
Southern Air Command
DCAS (Training&Evaluation)
DCAS (Air Operations)
PAF Base Minhas
Battles/wars2001 India-Pakistan standoff
2008 Indo-Pakistan standoff
War in North-West Pakistan
Awards Nishan-e-Imtiaz(Military)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Basalat
Legion of Merit

Biography

Sohail Aman was born in 1959, and graduated from the PAF Public School in Sargodha in 1977.[6] He is from a Sheikh Family. In 1978, Aman joined the Pakistan Air Force, which directed to join the PAF Academy in Risalpur, and graduated in 1980 where he gained commissioned as a P/Off. in GD(P) class.[7]

He attended the elite Combat Commander's School in Mushaf Air Force Base.[8] Aman attended the Air War College in Karachi where he attained the master's degree in Strategic studies, and later went to the United Kingdom where he attended the King's College London graduating with MA in Defence studies in 1980.[9]

Besides flying F-16s in the Pakistan Air Force, ACM Sohail has also flown F-15s in Saudi Arabia and Tornado's in the United Kingdom.[10][11]

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)
Foreign Awards
Legion of Merit (United States)[12]

See also

References
  1. "Sohail Aman takes over command as PAF chief". The News.
  2. "Air chief retiring on 18th". The Nation. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. "Air Marshal Sohail Aman appointed as the new air chief". The Express Tribune. March 18, 2015.
  4. Mateen Haider and Irfan Haider (March 18, 2015). "Air Marshal Sohail Aman appointed as new air chief". dawn.com.
  5. "Hats off to Sohail Aman". Pakistan Observer. March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  6. "PAF OFFICERS FROM PAF PUBLIC SCHOOL". pafcollegesargodha.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  7. ISPR, Inter-Services Public Relations. "air marshal sohail aman designated as chief of the air staff pakistan air force" (PDF). www.paf.gov.pk. ISPR Press release. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  8. Staff report, correspondents (March 19, 2015). "Aman new air force chief". The Nation. The Nation, 2015. The Nation. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  9. APP, Associate press (March 19, 2015). "Flying high: Air Marshal Aman named new air chief - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune, 2015. The Express Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  10. "ISLAMABAD: October 28 – Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force ready to fly a mission in F-15 aircraft of Royal Saudi Air Force at the culmination of the first ever multinational counter terrorism exercise held at a PAF Operational Air Base. APP – APP Photo Service". photo.app.com.pk. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  11. "PAF chief flies Royal Air Force Tornado on official visit to UK". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  12. "Air Chief accorded with US Legion Of Merit". DAWN. APP. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by
Tahir Rafique Butt		 Chief of Air Staff
19 March 2015 – 18 March 2018		 Succeeded by
Mujahid Anwar Khan
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