⚜Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst 15 August 1947-21 February 1950

⚜Air Marshal Sir Ronald Lvelaw 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 August1964-15 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 Srinivasapuram Krishna Swamy 31 December 2001 - 1 January 2005

⚜Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi 1 January 2005 – 2007

⚜Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major 31 March 2007 - 30 May 2009

⚜Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasanth Nayak 31 May 2009 - July 2011

⚜Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne July 2011 - 31 December 2013

⚜Air Chief Marshal Aroop Raha 2013 December 31 December 2016

⚜Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa 31 December 2016 – Incumbent