Tahir Rafique Butt

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Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TBt
طاھر رفیق بٹ
13th Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)
In office March 19, 2012 – March 19, 2015
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Rao Qamar Suleman
Succeeded by	Sohail Aman
Personal details
Born	1955
Website	www.paffalcons.com/cas/tahir-rafique-butt.php
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Air Force
Years of service	1977-2015
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Unit	No. 1 Squadron (Rehbar)
Commands	Chief of Air Staff Director of the NAB (Kpk Branch) Southern Air Command ACAS of PAF Personnel ACAS Training DCAS Personnel PAF Base Lower Topa
Battles/wars	2001 India-Pakistan standoff 2008 Indo-Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Basalat Turkish Legion of Merit

Tahir Rafique Butt NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) TBt (Urdu:طاهر رفيق بٹ;b. 1955), is a retired air officer who was the 13th Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force serving from 19 March 2012 to 19 March 2015.^[1] He was replaced by Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman.

Before being appointed chief he served as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) since 5 October 2010.^[2] His other appointments include Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air Headquarters and commanding an operational base.