Air Chief Marshal (Vishwamitra)

Air Chief Marshal
Air Chief Marshal sleeve insignia
Country	Vishwamitra
Service branch	Royal Vishwamitran Air Force
Abbreviation	ACM
NATO rank code	OF-9
Formation	13 May 2018
Abolished	12 July 2022
Next higher rank	Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Next lower rank	Air Marshal
Equivalent ranks	General (RVA) Admiral (RVN)

Air Chief Marshal (Hindi: एयर चीफ मार्शल), abbreviated as ACM was the highest rank achievable by serving officers of the Royal Vishwamitran Air Force, the aerial warfare forces of the Vishwamitran Armed Forces and the second highest rank in the entire paygrade structure which was officially created following the establishment of the armed forces in 2018. A four-star rank with NATO code OF-9, it was equivalent to a General in the Royal Vishwamitran Army or an Admiral in the Royal Vishwamitran Navy and ranked below the Marshal of the Royal Air Force and above an Air Marshal. An Air Chief Marshal's insignia consisted of eagle over a wreath topped by the Sovereign's crown.

The second highest rank of Air Chief Marshal was created on the 13th May 2018 by President Anoushkaa Patranabish on the eve of the constitutional coup of 14 May 2018 and later assumed the rank herself. She remained the sole Air Chief Marshal in the Air Force until the appointment of Tanishkaa Patranabish to the rank in April 2021.

The professional head of the Air Force, the Chief of the Air Staff, was the only individual within the Air force with the rank of Air Chief Marshal. The rank of Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Vishwamitran Air Force is the highest conferrable paygrade rank to which honorary appointments are made.

Since the dissolution of the Royal Vishwamitran Air Force in July 2022, the rank of air chief marshal ceased to exist, and the existing air chief marshals were appointed to the rank of generals in the Royal Vishwamitran Army.

Insignia of rank

The rank insignia of an Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Vishwamitran Air Force comprised of an eagle over a wreath topped by the Sovereign's crown.

List of rank holders

All appointees ceased to hold the rank upon the dissolution of the royal air force in July 2022.

No.	Name	Lifespan	Date of appointment	Notes
1	Anoushkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Basistha	2010–present	14 May 2018
2	Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Beltola	2004–present	17 April 2021
3	Abrams Wiucki-Dunswed	2006 – present	18 June 2021	First active appointment. Commander of the Air Force and Chief of the Defence Staff (in 2021). Retired on 24 August 2021.
4	Anirban Phatowali, Rajpramukh of Kamrupa	2009–present	3 August 2021
–	King Albert of Queensland	2003–present	3 August 2021	Honorary appointment.
5	Matthew Griffin	2003–present	24 August 2021	Chief of the Air Staff (2021–2022). Promoted to marshal of the air force in 2022.

See also

• General of the Army (Vishwamitra)
• Admiral (Vishwamitra)