| Name |
Working Period |
| Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst |
15 August 1947-21 February 1950 |
| Air Marshal Sir Ronald Chapman |
22 February 1950-9 December 1951 |
| Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs |
10 December 1951-31 March 1954 |
| Air Marshal S. Mukherjee |
01 April 1954-8 November 1960 |
| Air Marshal A.M. Engineer |
01 December 1960-31 July 1964 |
| Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh |
01 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 |
01 February 1976-31 August 1978 |
| Air Chief Marshal I.H. Latif |
01 September 1978-31 August 1981 |
| Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh |
01 September 1981-4 September 1984 |
| Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre |
05 September 1984-1 July 1985 |
| Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine |
03 July 1985-31 July 1988 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra |
01 August 1988-31 July 1991 |
| Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri |
01 August 1991-31 July 1993 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul |
01 August 1993-31 December 1995 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen |
01 January 1996-31 December 1998 |
| Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis |
01 January 1999-31 December 2001 |
| Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamys |
31 December 2001-31 December 2004 |
| Air Chief Marshal S. P. Tyagi |
31 December 2004-31 March 2007 |
| Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik |
31 March 2009 – 31 July 2011 |
| Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne |
31 July 2011 – 31 December 2013 |
| Air Marshal Arup Raha |
31 December 2013 – 31 December 2016 |
| Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa |
31 December 2016 – Incumbent |
