Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force
Flag of Ethiopian Air Force
Incumbent Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa since 21 June 2018[1]
Ethiopian Air Force
Member of	Ethiopian National Defense Force
Reports to	Chief of General Staff
Appointer	thePresident of Ethiopia
Formation	1929
First holder	Mischka Babichef

TheCommander of the Ethiopian Air Force is the chief and highest-ranking officer of theEthiopian Air Force The current commander is Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa.

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• Mischka Babichef (1929–?)^{[citation needed]}
• ColonelHubert Julian (?–May 1935)^[4]
• ColonelJohn Robinson (May 1935–?)
• Carl Gustaf von Rosen (1947–1962)^{[citation needed]}
• Christian Nilsson [sv;arz] (1957–1962)^[5]
• Brigadier General Asefa Ayana (1962–1967)^{[citation needed]}
• Major General Abera Woldemariam Mariam (1967–1974)^[6]

• General Asefa G. Egzi (1974, 3 months)
• Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam (1974 – 6 December 1974)^[7]
• Brigadier General Taye Tilahun (6 December 1974 – 19 September 1977)^[8][9]
• Major General Fanta Belay (19 September 1977 – 1987)^[10][11]
• Lieutenant General Mengistu kassa (1956–)
• Major General Amha Desta (1987 – 17 May 1989)^[12]
• General Alemayehu Agonafir (1989–1992)

• Lieutenant GeneralYilma Merdasa (since 21 June 2018).

• Ethiopian military personnel
• Air force chiefs of staff

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