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| name = Hakimullah حکیم اللہ خان
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[[Air Chief Marshal]] '''Hakimullah Khan Durrani''' {{small|{{small|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI(M)]] [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|HI(M)]] [[Sitara-e-Jurat|SJ]] [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI(M)]] [[Sitara-e-Basalat|SBt]] [[Tamgha-e-Basalat|TBt]]}}}} ([[Urdu]]:حکیم اللہ خان درانی; b. 15 October 1935{{rp|459}}<ref name="West of England Press, 1988">{{cite book|title=The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal|date=1988|publisher=West of England Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X5ErAAAAYAAJ&q=hakimullah|accessdate=9 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>) best known as '''Hakimullah''', is a retired [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[air officer]] who tenured as the 5th [[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Air Staff]] of [[Pakistan Air Force]], appointed in this post from 9 March 1988 until retiring on 8 March 1991.<ref name="StoryPAF">The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds (Oxford University Press, 2000)</ref>

==Biography==

Hakimullah was born in [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)|NWFP]] on 15 October 1935 into a [[Pashtun tribes|Pashtun family]].{{rp|459}}<ref name="West of England Press, 1988"/>{{rp|44–46}}<ref name="Defence Journal, 2005">{{cite journal|last1=Sehgal|first1=Ikram ul-Majeed|authorlink1=Ikram Sehgal|title=The military is a much sought after career for the NWFP Pushpins|journal=Defence Journal|date=2005|volume=8|issue=8–10|pages=150|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RanfAAAAMAAJ&q=Hakimullah|accessdate=10 January 2018|publisher=Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal|location=Islamabad|language=en|format=google books}}</ref>

After matriculating from the [[Edwardes College]] in [[Peshawar]], he joined in the [[Pakistan Air Force]] in 1956, [[Passing out (military)|passing out]] in 1957 where he gained [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] as a [[Pilot officer|Pilot Officer]].{{rp|546}}<ref name="Jane's Defence Weekly">{{cite book|title=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=1988|publisher=Jane's Publishing Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLRDAQAAIAAJ&q=1957|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> Further training took place in the [[United States]] where [[Flying officer|Flying Officer]] qualified to fly the [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter|F-104 Starfighter]] and participated in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|second war]] with [[India]] in 1965.{{rp|44}}<ref name="Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force, 1984">{{cite journal|last1=etl.all|first1=staff writers|title=United States Air Force-Pakistan Air Force relations|journal=Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force|date=1984|volume=31|issue=1–2|pages=126|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daC4AAAAIAAJ&q=Hakimullah+|accessdate=10 January 2018|publisher=Air Headquarters.|language=en}}</ref> [[Flight lieutenant|Flight-Lieutenant]] Hakimullah, with speed of [[Mach speed|Mach 1.1]], notably intercepted the [[Indian Air Force]]'s [[Folland Gnat]] flown by then-[[Flight lieutenant]] Brijpal Singh Sikand, who was forced to land near at the airstrip in [[Pasrur]], [[Pakistan]].{{rp|83}}<ref name="Manohar, 2005">{{cite book|last1=Mohan|first1=P. V. S. Jagan|last2=Chopra|first2=Samir|title=The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965|date=2005|publisher=Manohar|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=9788173046414|pages=378|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FAhuAAAAMAAJ&q=HAKIMULLAH+|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> This claim, however, has been contested by India.{{rp|229}}<ref name="Manohar, 2005"/>{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Vij Books India Pvt Ltd, 2017">{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Mandeep|title=Baptism Under Fire: Anti Aircraft Artillery in India Pakistan War 1965|date=2017|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd|isbn=9789386457134|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=atLHDgAAQBAJ&q=HAKIMULLAH+1965+war&pg=PT53|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=es}}</ref> In 1971, [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing-Commander]] Hakimullah flew [[Dassault Mirage III in Pakistani Air Force service|Mirage-IIIA]] in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971#Indian attacks on Pakistan|western front]] of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|third war]] with India, seeing [[Dogfight|aerial actions]] against the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21]].{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Lancer Publishers LLC">{{cite book|last1=Lal|first1=P. C.|title=My Years with the IAF|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC|isbn=9781935501756|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eBszCSguEscC&q=HAKIMULLAH+khan+durrani&pg=PT376|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>

On 5 May 1976, Wing Commander Hakimullah was appointed the first commanding officer of the newly established [[Combat Commanders' School]] at [[PAF Base Mushaf|PAF Base Sargodha]].

In 1981, [[Air commodore|Air-Cdre.]] Hakim was appointed as [[Project manager|Project-Director]] of [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|Project Falcon]], overseeing the acquisition of [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16s]] in the [[Pakistan Air Force|air force]].{{rp|39}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force|date=1984|publisher=Air Headquarters.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daC4AAAAIAAJ&q=Falcon+|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 1986–87, [[Air vice-marshal|AVM]] Hakim served in the [[Air Headquarters (Pakistan Air Force)|Air AHQ]] as its [[Chief of Staff]] under [[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Air Staff]].{{rp|339}}<ref>{{cite book|title=IDSA News Review on East Asia|date=1990|publisher=Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bp1KAQAAIAAJ&q=AVM+Hakimullah|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 1988, [[Air Marshal|Air-Mshl.]] Hakimullah was elevated as the [[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff|DCAS (Administration)]] but was later elevated to the [[Four-star rank|four-star]] rank promotion.<ref name="StoryPAF"/>
At promotion, Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah superseded at least one senior [[air officer]], Air Marshal Shabbir Hussain Syed, the then-Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS).<ref name="StoryPAF"/>

In 1991, [[Air Chief Marshal|ACM]] Hakimullah eventually completed his tenure and retired to settle in Islamabad.<ref name="StoryPAF"/>

== Awards & Decorations ==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=PAF GDP Red.png|width=250}}
|-
| colspan="4" |[[File:Sword_of_Honor.png|150x150px]]
|-
| colspan="4" |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Nishan-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}&ensp;{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}&ensp;{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Jurat.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Basalat.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Basalat.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Diffa.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War Ribbon.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=10 years Service Medal (Pakistan Armed Forces).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=20 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=30 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Republic Medal 1956 (Pakistan).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hijri Tamgha.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Jamhuriat Tamgha 1988.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg|width=130}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |[[Pakistan Air Force|'''PAF''']] '''GD(P)''' Badge '''RED''' (More than '''3000''' Flying Hours)
|-
| colspan="4" |'''[[Combat Commanders' School]] Sargodha Instructor's Sword'''
|-
|'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

(''Order of Excellence'')
| colspan="2" |[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|'''Hilal-e-Imtiaz''']]
'''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

(''Crescent of Excellence'')
|'''[[Sitara-e-Jurat]]'''
''(Star of Courage)''

'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 War]]'''
|-
|'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|Sitara-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

''(Star of Excellence)''
|'''[[Sitara-e-Basalat]]'''
''(Star of Good Conduct)''

'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 War]]'''
|'''[[Tamgha-e-Basalat]]'''
(''Medal of Good Conduct'')
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign%20/%20war%20medals|Tamgha-e-Diffa]]'''
''(General Service Medal)''

'''1. [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 War]] Clasp'''

'''2. [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 War]] Clasp'''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War]]'''
(''War Star 1965)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War]]'''
''(War Star 1971)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1965)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1971)''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|10 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|20 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|30 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-]]'''
'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam]]'''

''(100th Birth Anniversary of''

''[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]])''

'''1976'''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Jamhuria]]'''
(''Republic Commemoration Medal)''

'''1956'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Hijri Tamgha]]'''
(''Hijri Medal)''

'''1979'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Jamhuriat Tamgha]]'''
''(Democracy Medal)''

'''1988'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha]]'''
''(Resolution Day''

''Golden Jubilee Medal)''

'''1990'''
|}

== See also ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090225095224/http://paffalcons.com/cas/index.php PAF s' Chief of Air Staffs]
* [[Muhammad Nasir Dar]]

==References==
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