Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Baber Wiki, Age, Family, Biography

March 17, 2021

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Wiki/Biography

Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu is the current Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force. Hailing from Gujrat, Punjab his father was an Islamic Scholar in Gujrat. Before Zaheer was appointed as the chief, it was Mujahid Anwar Khan who held the post.

Personal/Family Background

Hometown	Gujrat, Punjab
Marital Status	Married
Children	2
Alma Mater	Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur

Career

Born on 16 April, 1965 Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Baber Sidhu was commissioned in GD (P) Branch of Pakistan Air Force in April, 1986. Throughout his career, he has held many designations before finally being appointed as the 23rd Chief of the Pakistan Air Force.

He is a graduate of Combat Commanders’ School, Air War College and Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), UK. Presently, he is serving at Air Headquarters Islamabad as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Administration). He has commanded a Mirage Fighter Squadron, a Flying Wing, an Operational Air Base and Regional Air Command.

Areas served	Designation
Air Head Quarters	Assistant Chief of Air Staff – OR&D
Air Head Quarters	Assistant Chief of Air Staff – Officers Training
Ministry of Defence	Additional Secretary
Directorate General of Projects	Directorl General
Air Force Strategic Command	Directorl General
Administration	Deputy Chief of Air Staff – Admin
Air Head Quarters	Director Operations

Awards and Honours

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)

Appointment of Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber as new PAF Chief is done to give continuity to the on going JF-17 program development, Project Azm, weapon development, AESA radar development, SAM R&D and white body aircraft and implementation of new war doctrine for PAF as new platforms need new doctrines.

Facts

He was commissioned into Fighter stream of Pakistan Air Force with a Sword of Honour
Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Babar is a professional Pilot with considerable experience in Flying Mirages of Pakistani Fleet. He is considered ‘Mirage Pilot’ as compared to Previous Air Chiefs who were F-16 pilots
Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Babar has less than 2,000 flying hours to his credit (No Red Wing), while outgoing Chief ACM Mujahid Anwar Khan was a ‘Red Wing’