Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan | |
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![]() General Asghar in 2024 | |
20th Chief of Air Force | |
In office 7 March 2022 –25 June 2025 | |
Monarchs | Abdullah Ibrahim Iskandar |
Minister | Hishammuddin Hussein (2021–2022) Mohamad Hasan (2022–2023) Mohamed Khaled Nordin (2023–present) |
Deputy | Mohammad Salleh Osman (2022) Muhamad Norazlan Aris (2022–2025) |
Preceded by | Ackbal Abdul Samad |
Succeeded by | Muhamad Norazlan Aris |
Personal details | |
Born | Selangor,Malaysia | 26 December 1965
Spouse | Bibi Nasratjahan Gulab Khan |
Education | Royal Military College |
Alma mater | University of Malaya (Dipl.) Quaid-i-Azam University (MSc) |
Nickname | "Gunjiz" |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1983−2025 |
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Battles/wars | Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) |
Mohd Asghar Khan bin Goriman Khan (born 26 December 1965 in Selangor) is a Malaysian military officer who served as the 20th Chief of Royal Malaysian Air Force from March 2022 to June 2025. [1] [2] Prior to his appointment,he previously served as Deputy Chief of Royal Malaysian Air Force from January 2020 to March 2022. [3]
Asghar is born on 26 December 1965 in the state of Selangor,Malaysia with Pakistani ancestral roots in the village of Beer in Tanawal region (present-day Haripur,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,Pakistan). [4] He is married to Bibi Nasratjahan Gulab Khan and they have three children. [5]