| Sl No | Name | Tenure | |
| 1 | Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst | 15 August 1947-21 February 1950 | |
| 2 | Air Marshal Sir Ronald Chapman | 22 February 1950-9 December 1951 | |
| 3 | Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs | 10 December 1951-31 March 1954 | |
| 4 | Air Marshal S. Mukherjee | 01 April 1954-8 November 1960 | |
| 5 | Air Marshal A.M. Engineer | 01 December 1960-31 July 1964 | |
| 6 | Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh | 01 August 1964-15 July 1969 | |
| 7 | Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal | 16 July 1969-15 January 1973 | |
| 8 | Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra | 16 January 1973-31 January 1976 | |
| 9 | Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar | 01 February 1976-31 August 1978 | |
| 10 | Air Chief Marshal I.H. Latif | 01 September 1978-31 August 1981 | |
| 11 | Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh | 01 September 1981-4 September 1984 | |
| 12 | Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre | 05 September 1984-1 July 1985 | |
| 13 | Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine | 03 July 1985-31 July 1988 | |
| 14 | Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra | 01 August 1988-31 July 1991 | |
| 15 | Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri | 01 August 1991-31 July 1993 | |
| 16 | Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul | 01 August 1993-31 December 1995 | |
| 17 | Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen | 01 January 1996-31 December 1998 | |
| 18 | Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis | 01 January 1999-31 December 2001 | |
| 19 | Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamys | 31 December 2001-31 December 2004 | |
| 20 | Air Chief Marshal S. P. Tyagi | 31 December 2004-31 March 2007 | |
| 21 | Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik | 31 March 2009 - 31 July 2011 | |
| 22 | Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne | 31 July 2011 - 31 December 2013 | |
| 23 | Air Marshal Arup Raha | 31 December 2013 - 31 December 2016 | |
| 24 | Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa | 31 December 2016 - 30 September 2019 | |
| 25 | Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria | 30 September 2019 - Incumbent | |