Hamid Rashid Randhawa

Air Marshal Hamid Rashid Randhawa HI(M)   SI(M)   TI(M)
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Air Force
Years of service	1988 — 2025
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands	Air Officer Commanding PAF Academy Asghar Khan Vice Chief of Air Staff Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations)
Awards	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Alma mater	Pakistan Air Force Academy

Hamid Rashid Randhawa is a retired senior officer in the Pakistan Air Force who served as Vice Chief of Air Staff.

Military career

Hamid Rashid Randhawa was commissioned into the General Duties (Pilot) Branch of the Pakistan Air Force in 1988.

In July 2020, Randhawa was promoted from Air Commodore to the rank of Air Vice Marshal. ^[1] As an air vice marshal, he served as Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Safety), Air Officer Commanding of PAF Academy Asghar Khan and Additional Secretary at Ministry of Defence. He also served as Personal Staff Officer to Chief of Air Staff. ^[2]

In 2021, he was promoted from Air vice-marshal to the rank of Air marshal. ^[3] At that time, he was serving as Inspector General of PAF at Air Headquarters. ^{[4] [5]}

He was appointed as Vice Chief of Air Staff, a key appointment of PAF. ^[6] He later served as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) at Air Headquarters Islamabad. ^[7]

Awards and decorations

PAF GD(P) Badge RED (More than 4000 Flying Hours)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Crescent of Excellence)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Star of Excellence)	Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Medal of Excellence)	Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal)	Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan (Escalation with India Medal)
Tamgha-e-Azm (Medal of Conviction)	10 Years Service Medal	20 Years Service Medal	30 Years Service Medal
35 Years Service Medal	Jamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal)	Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day)	Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal)

References

1. "10 Pakistan Air Force officers promoted to rank of air vice-marshal". The News International. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
2. "GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PROMOTES AIR VICE MARSHAL HAMID RASHID RANDHAWA TO THE RANK OF AIR MARSHAL". Pakistan Air Force .
3. "AVM Hamid made Air Marshal". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
4. news.desk (2021-04-12). "AVM Hamid Rashid Randhawa promoted to rank of air marshal". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
5. "Govt promotes Air Vice Marshal Hamid Randhawa to the rank of Air Marshal". The Nation. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
6. Russian Embassy, Pakistan (22 February 2024). "Hamid Rashid Randhawa calls on Russian Embassy".
7. "Senior officers appointed to key PAF positions". The Express Tribune. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

External links

• Official website of Pakistan Air Force