| NAME |
TENURE |
| Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst |
15 August 1947 - 21 February 1950 |
| Air Marshal Sir Ronald L.Chapman |
22 February 1950 - 9 December 1951 |
| Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs |
10 December 1951 - 31 March 1954 |
| Air Marshal S.Mukherjee |
1 April 1954 - 8 November 1960 |
| Air Marshal A.M.Engineer |
1 December 1960 - 31 July 1964 |
| Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh |
1 August 1964 -15 July 1969 |
| Air Chief Marshal P.C.Lal |
16 July 1969 - 15 January 1973 |
| Air Chief Marshal O.P.Mehra |
16 January 1973 - 31 January 1976 |
| Air Chief Marshal H.Moolgavkar |
1 February 1976 - 31 August 1978 |
| Air Chief Marshal I.H.Latif |
1 December 1978 - 31 August 1981 |
| Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh |
1 September 1981 - 3 September 1984 |
| Air Chief Marshal L.M.Katre |
4 September 1984 - 1 July 1985 |
| Air Chief Marshal D.A.La Fontaine |
3 July 1985 - 31 July 1988 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.K.Mehra |
1 August 1988 - 31 July 1991 |
| Air Chief Marshal N.C.Suri |
1 August 1991 - 31 July 1993 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.K.Kaul |
1 August 1993 - 31 December 1995 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.K.Sareen |
31 December 1995 - 31 December 1998 |
| Air Chief Marshal A.Y.Tipnis |
1 January 1999 - 31 December 2001 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.Krishnaswamy |
1 January 2002 - 31 December 2004 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.P.Tyagi |
31 December 2004 - till date
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