List of Chief of Air Staff-

1. Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst 15 August 1947-21 February 1950
2. Air Marshal Sir Ronald Chapman 22 February 1950-9 December 1951
3. Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs 10 December 1951-31 March 1954
4. Air Marshal S. Mukherjee  01 April 1954-8 November 1960
5. Air Marshal A.M. Engineer 01 December 1960-31 July 1964
6. Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh 01 August 1964-15 July 1969
7. Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal 16 July 1969-15 January 1973
8. Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra 16 January 1973-31 January 1976
9. Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar 01 February 1976-31 August 1978
10. Air Chief Marshal I.H. Latif 01 September 1978-31 August 1981
11. Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh 01 September 1981-4 September 1984
12. Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre 05 September 1984-1 July 1985
13. Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine 03 July 1985-31 July 1988
14. Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra 01 August 1988-31 July 1991
15. Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri 01 August 1991-31 July 1993
16. Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul 01 August 1993-31 December 1995
17. Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen 01 January 1996-31 December 1998
18. Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis 01 January 1999-31 December 2001
19. Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy 31 December 2001-31 December 2004
20. Air Chief Marshal S. P. Tyagi 31 December 2004-31 March 2007
21. Air Chief Marshal F.H. Major 31 March 2007 - 31 May 2009
22. Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik 01 June 2009 - 31 July 2011
23. Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne 31 July 2011 – Incumbent