Air Commands
Air Marshal Zia has held command positions with most of the air squadrons of the Bangladesh Air Force. He successfully commanded the BAF's two fighter squadrons, 25 & 35 squadron.
Ziaur Rahman also held a range of staff command positions including Air Officer Commanding, Paharkanchanpur, Air Officer Commanding, Bashar and Air Officer Commanding, Jahurul Huq. He also served as Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations & Training) at air headquarters prior to the Chief of Air Staff.
Air Marshal Rahman was promoted from air commodore to air vice-marshal and appointed as the Chief of Air Staff on 8 April 2007, and promoted to Air Marshal on 23 May of the same year. As Chief of Staff he has supported the introduction of new technology for the operation of aircraft, and a modernisation of the ageing Bangladesh air fleet. He has initiated a modern Personnel Evaluation System in BAF that resulted in revolutionary improvements in the Flying Output and Research and Development sectors. The modern objective methods of the Performance-based Evaluation and Tactical Evaluation systems are giving the BAF a new dimension of sustainable development. The BAF has created new milestones in flying performance since its independence during his present tenure as the Chief of Air Staff (COAS).
The participation of BAF in United Nations peacekeeping missions has increased manifold during his tenure of office. BAF has reportedly received many accolades from world leaders and United Nations Headquarters for its professionalism, dedication and sincerity in different UN missions.
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