Name

Duration

Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst

15 August 1947-21 February 1950

Air Marshal Sir Ronald Lvelaw Chapman

22 February 1950-9 December 1951

Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs

10 December 1951-31 March 1954

Air Marshal S. Mukherjee

1 April 1954-8 November 1960

Air Marshal A.M.Engineer

1 December 1960-31 July 1964

Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh

1 August1964-15 July 1969

Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal

16 July 1969-15 January 1973

Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra

16 January 1973-31 January 1976

Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar

1 February 1976-31 August 1978

Air Chief Marshal I.H.Latif

1 December 1978-31 August 1981

Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh

1 September 1981-3 September 1984

Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre

4 September 1984-1 July 1985

Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine

3 July 1985-31 July 1988

Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra

1 August 1988-31 July 1991

Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri

1 August 1991-31 July 1993

Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul

1 August 1993-31 December 1995

Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen

31 December 1995-31 December 1998

Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis

1 January 1999- 31 December 2001

Air Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishna Swamy

31 December 2001 – 1 January 2005

Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi

1 January 2005 -31 March 2007

Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major

31 March 2007 – 31 May 2009

Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik

01 June 2009 – 31 July 2011

Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne

31 July 2011 – 31 December 2013

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha

31 December 2013 – 31 December 2016

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa

31 December 2016 – Incumbent