Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria)

Chief of the Air Staff
Nigerian Air Force emblem
Incumbent Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar since 22 June 2023
Nigerian Air Force
Abbreviation	CAS
Member of	National Security Council National Defence Council
Reports to	Chief of the Defence Staff
Appointer	President of Nigeria
Formation	1963 (61 years ago) (1963)
First holder	Gerhard Kahtz

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) is the professional head and highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Air Force. The position is often occupied by the most senior commissioned officer appointed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The post was created in 1963 with Colonel Gerhard Kahtz of the German Air Force as the first incumbent.

The current and 22nd Chief of the Air Staff is Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, who succeeded Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao in June 2023.