Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed
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Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed NI(M) |
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| تنویر محمود احمد | |
| 18th Chief of Air Staff | |
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In office March 18, 2006 – March 18, 2009 |
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| President |
Pervez Musharraf Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister |
Shaukat Aziz Yusuf Raza Gillani |
| Preceded by | Kaleem Saadat |
| Succeeded by | Rao Qamar Suleman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1952 Lahore, Punjab Province, West Pakistan |
| Relations | MARRIED |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Basalat. Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military). Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military). Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military). The Legion of Merit of the Turkish Armed forces (Republic of Turkey). Order of the Aeronautical Merit (Republic of Brazil). Emirates Medal of the First Order (United Arab Emirates). Oman Military Medal of the Second Class (Sultanate of Oman). King Abdul Aziz Royal Medal of Highest Honour from Saudi Arabia. |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Air Force
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| Years of service | 1969–2009 |
| Rank |
 Air Chief Marshal (General) |
| Unit | No. 16 Squadron Panthers |
| Commands |
Chief of Air Staff Vice Chief of Air Staff Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Operations) Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Administration) AOC PAF Base Sargodha Comdnt. Pakistan Air Force Academy Cmdnt. Combat's Commander School |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan |
Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed (Urdu: تنویر محمود احمد; born 1952) is a retired air officer of the Pakistan Air Force who was the Chief of the Air Staff from 2006 to 2009. He was succeeded by Rao Qamar Suleman on 18 March 2009.
Tanvir Ahmed got his initial education in Lahore, and did his high school from PAF Public School Sargodha where he belonged to 15th entry (767 – Fury House). Thereafter, he joined PAF Academy, Risalpur in 1969 and was commissioned in Pakistan Air Force as a fighter pilot on 15 April 1972 in the 53rd GD(P) Course.
The air marshal is a graduate of Turkish Air War College and National Defence College, Islamabad from where he did his masters in Strategic Studies.
Air Marshal Tanvir is a Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) and a graduate of Combat Commanders School (CCS). He has commanded the CCS Mirage Squadron, No. 38 Wing, PAF Base Sargodha and his alma mater the PAF Academy, Risalpur. He has flown the American F-86 Sabre and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and other aircraft of Chinese and French origin in the PAF inventory.
The Air Marshal has also served in United Arab Emirates Air Force as a fighter instructor pilot.
In staff jobs, the air marshal has served as deputy director in Operations Branch, personal staff officer to two air chiefs, chief project director of F-16 Project and senior air staff officer at Northern Air Command, Peshawar.
At senior staff assignments, the air marshal has the unique distinction of having served as deputy chief of air staff administration and then operations. Before taking over the PAF, he was the vice chief of air staff. He took over as VCAS on 13 October 2003.
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