Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Plans) of Bangladesh Air Force Air Vice Marshall Hasan Mahmood Khan has been appointed as the chief of Bangladesh Air Force for the next three years.
The appointment will come into effect from June 11, 2024 according to a gazette notification, issued by the Defence Ministry on May 26, 2024.
Hasan Mahmood Khan was appointed as the new chief of the air force upon his promotion to the rank of Air Marshal, the notification said..
He served as Air Officer Commanding (AOC) of BAF Base Bangabandhu and Officer Commanding of Airmen Training Institute from 9 July 2008 to 24 March 2009.
He also served as Bangladesh Air Force plans director while he was Air Commodore. He oversaw two important bilateral defence programmes -- the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 with the Australian Defence Force and Exercise Cope South-2022 with the US Pacific Air Force.
