Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia

The ranking structure as well as rank insignia of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are primarily based on the ranking structure of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force. ^[1] The insignia for PAF officer ranks underwent an extensive change in 2006, whereby British-influenced rank insignia were dropped for the adoption of Turkish-style insignia, while the British ranking style was maintained. ^[2]

Officer ranks

Rank group	General/Flag/Air officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Pakistan Air Force v t e
	Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force		Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
	سالار فضائیہ		امیرسالار فضائیہ		سالار فضائیہ		سالار فضائیہ مقابل		عَمِيد الفضاء		سردار جماعت		شارف الجناح		قائدِ دستہ		نقیبِ پرواز		منصبِ طیار			منصبِ پائلٹ
Former ranks (1947–2006)
	Marshal of the Air Force		Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice-marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officers
Pakistan Air Force
	Officer cadet

Enlisted

Rank group	Junior commissioned officers										Non commissioned officer																		Enlisted
Pakistan Air Force v t e
	Chief warrant officer						Warrant officer		Assistant warrant officer		Chief technician			Senior technician									Corporal technician				Junior technician		Senior aircraftman			Leading aircraftman			Aircraftman
Former ranks (c. 1983–2006) [3] [4]
	Master warrant officer						Warrant officer				Chief technician			Senior technician									Corporal technician				Junior technician		Senior aircraftman			Leading aircraftman			Aircraftman
(1947–)
	Master warrant officer						Warrant officer				Chief technician			Senior technician									Corporal technician				Junior technician		Senior aircraftman			Leading aircraftman			Aircraftman

See also

• Pakistan Army ranks and insignia
• Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia

References

1. "PAF Ranks". INTER SERVICES RANKS. Pakistan Air Force. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
2. "PAF changes officers' rank insignia". The News. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
3. Blood, Peter R. (1994). "National Security". Pakistan: A Country Study (PDF). pp. 296–297. ISBN   0-8444-0834-4. ISSN   1057-5294. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2025.
4. Nyrop, Richard F. (1983). "National Security". Pakistan: A Country Study (PDF). pp. 288–289. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2025.

External links

• Pakistan Air Force – Officer Ranks
• Pakistan Air Force Ranks