Career
His predecessor, Abdul Rahim Khan, was called Commander-in-Chief. Before becoming the air chief, Chaudhry stayed as the Managing Director of the national airline Pakistan International Airlines from July 1971 to March 1972. He was commissioned in the Royal Indian Air Force on 9th April 1945.
Chaudhry has commanded Number.
9 Squadron, Number. 32 Flying Wing (Mauripur), PAF Academy Risalpur and PAF Base Sargodha. Early Amongst his staff appointments, he was Director of Operations, Director of Plans and ACAS (Operations) at the AHQ. Among his important assignments in the PAF were: after commander of the PAF Academy and later of PAF Base Sargodha.
At Air Headquarter, he did a tour as chief of operations. In between, he graduated from two British staff colleges as well as the Imperial Defence College.