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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal]]
| name = Kaleem Saadat کلیم سعادت
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| honorific-suffix = [[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI(M)]], [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI(M)]], [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz|SI(M)]], [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz|TI(M)]], [[Legion of Honour|LoH]]
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| office = [[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|10th Chief of Air Staff]]
| term_start = March 18, 2003
| term_end = March 18, 2006
| predecessor = ACM [[Mushaf Ali Mir]]
| successor = ACM [[Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed|Tanvir Ahmad]]
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| birth_place = [[Faisalabad]], [[Punjab (Pakistani province)|Punjab Province]], [[West Pakistan]] (now-[[Pakistan]])
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[[Air Chief Marshal]] '''Kaleem Saadat''' ([[Urdu]]:کلیم سعادت رنا; b. 12 December 1951) {{small|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI(M)]], [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI(M)]], [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz|SI(M)]], [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz|TI(M)]], [[Legion of Honour|LoH]]}}, is a retired four-star [[air officer]] in the [[Pakistan Air Force]] who served as the [[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Air Staff]], tenured in this capacity from 18 March 2003 until retiring from his commission on 20 March 2006.

His appointment into this command level came after the [[Mushaf Ali Mir#Death in the air crash|air crash]] that killed ACM [[Mushaf Ali Mir]], the air chief, along with several other high-ranking Air Force officers on 19 February 2003.<ref name="DT">[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_20-3-2003_pg1_5 "Kaleem Saadat appointed new Air Chief"] ''Daily Times'', 20 March 2003</ref>
He is the President of the [[Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies]] (CASS).<ref>[https://casstt.com/experts#acm-kaleem-saadat Biography: President CASS ACM Kaleem Saadat. Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies. Accessed 25 September 2019.]</ref>

==Biographical overview==
Kaleem Saadat was born in [[Lyallpur]] (now [[Faisalabad]]), [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] in [[Pakistan]] into a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi-speaking]] [[Rajput]] family on 12 December 1951.{{rp|84}}<ref name="Institute of Regional Studies">{{cite book |title=Selections from Regional Press |date=2004 |publisher=Institute of Regional Studies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kNkuAQAAIAAJ&q=12+December+1951 |accessdate=7 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Pakistan Herald">{{cite web |title=Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat |url=http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/air-chief-marshal-kaleem-saadat-528# |website=Pakistan Herald |accessdate=7 November 2022}}</ref> He was educated at the [[PAF Public School Sargodha|Air Force Public School]] in [[Sargodha]], and secured his [[Matriculation in Pakistan|matriculation]] with a class of 14th entry (697 – Fury House) in 1969.<ref name="PAF Public School">{{cite web |title=PAF OFFICERS FROM PAF PUBLIC SCHOOL |url=http://pafcollegesargodha.com/pages/display/66/1 |website=pafcollegesargodha.com |accessdate=7 November 2022}}</ref> He entered in the [[Pakistan Air Force Academy|Air Force Academy]] in [[Risalpur]] and [[Passing out (military)|passed out]] with the class of 51st [[General duty clause|GD]][[Aircraft pilot|(P)]] course, along with [[Rashid Minhas]].<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, Col. HM Zubairi, 2008">{{cite news |last1=Zuberi |first1=Haris Masood |title=WARART: An Artist With Wings |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/417872 |accessdate=7 November 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |agency=Dawn Newspapers |publisher=Dawn Newspapers |date=5 September 2022}}</ref>

Saadat has qualified Basic Weapons Course, [[Turkey]]; Flying Instructors' Course from Risalpur; Staff College and Air War Course from [[PAF Air War College]]; L'ESGI and CSI from the [[École Militaire]] in France; and National Defence Course from the National Defence College, Islamabad.

Kaleem Saadat Rana was born in a [[Rajput]] family of [[Faisalabad]]

His foreign tours include: Exchange Pilot in Turkey (1977–78); Deputation to Algeria (1980–83); War Course at the [[École Militaire]], Paris, France (1989–90). He was a course-mate and close friend of [[Rashid Minhas]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Tufail|first=Kaiser|title=BlueBird 166 is Hijacked|date=3 October 2012 |url=http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2012/10/bluebird-166-is-hijacked_8656.html|accessdate=3 October 2022}}</ref> the trainee pilot who crashed his aircraft and lost his life, to prevent his flight instructor from defecting to India in that aircraft, in 1971.

==Command and Staff assignments==
During his Air Force career, Saadat commanded No. 14 OCU Squadron, No. 32 Wing at [[PAF Base Masroor]], and [[PAF Base Peshawar]].

His staff and instructional appointments include assistant commandant of the [[College of Flying Training]] at [[Pakistan Air Force Academy|PAF Academy]], director of plans at AHQ, chief instructor at the [[National Defence University, Islamabad|National Defence College]], [[Islamabad]], and deputy chief of air staff (operations) at AHQ.

==PAF Air Chief==

===Death of then Air Chief Mushaf Ali Mir===
On 20 February 2003, the then PAF Chief Air Chief Marshal [[Mushaf Ali Mir]] died in a plane crash when the [[Fokker F27|Fokker]] he along with his wife and fifteen other high-ranking officers were flying in crashed near [[Kohat]] in northwestern [[Pakistan]], killing all the passengers on board. Thereafter, the then vice chief Air Marshal Syed Qaiser Hussain was made the acting Air Chief of PAF. On 19 March 2003, Air Marshal Kaleem Saadat, then deputy chief of air staff (personnel), was chosen over Hussain and Air Marshal Sarfraz Arshad Toor, air officer commanding, Air Defence Command (ADC), as the new chief of Pakistan Air Force.<ref name="DT"/>

===Achievements===
The [[JF-17 Thunder]] program under Kaleem Saadat was throttled into full gear. It was during this time, the aircraft prototype was unveiled and it flew some hours, with the semi-production being started in 2005. The Air Headquarters were shifted to its permanent location in Islamabad after having stayed in Karachi, Peshawar and Rawalpindi. The PAF achieved its best Flight Safety record of its history when in the Year 2004, it had the lowest major aircraft accident rate. The PAF had the largest ever flying operations Exercise Highmark 2005 after nearly ten years' gap as well as holding its first ever tri-service wargame titled Tempest-I.

Saadat is a recipient of [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]] (Military), [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz]] (Military), [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz]] (Military) and [[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]] (Military).<ref name="DT"/> In addition, he was decorated with French [[Légion d'honneur]] (''Legion of Honour'') on 13 July 2005 for the "excellent cooperation existing between French defence industries related to aeronautics and the Pakistan Air Force, which happens to maintain the most important fleet of Mirages in the world, after France, and acknowledges the impulse given personally by the Chief of Air Staff."<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2005/07/14/top16.htm "Navy, Air chiefs receive highest French award"] ''Dawn'', 14 July 2005</ref>

===Retirement===
In March 2006, ACM Kaleem Saadat's three-year term expired and he was replaced by the then vice chief of air staff [[Air Marshal]] [[Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed]] as the air chief.

==Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies==

In 2019, ACM Kaleem Saadat became the first president of the Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://casstt.com/experts#acm-kaleem-saadat | title='CASS - Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies }}</ref> which is an independent research [[think tank]] founded by the [[Pakistan Air Force]] with specializations in the domains of aerospace, aviation, security, doctrine, and economics.<ref>[https://nation.com.pk/04-Sep-2019/673298 Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) organises a conference on "Kashmir's future. ''The Nation.'' Accessed 25 September 2019.]</ref> CASS was inaugurated by Air Chief Marshall [[Mujahid Anwar Khan]] in July 2019.<ref>[https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/494144-air-chief-inaugurates-centre-for-aerospace-and-security-studies Air chief inaugurates 'centre for aerospace and security studies'. ''The News''. Accessed 25 September 2019.]</ref>

== Awards and Decorations ==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=PAF GDP Red.png|width=250}}
|-
| colspan="4" |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Nishan-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Hilal-e-Imtiaz.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=Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.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 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Baqa (1998).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Istaqlal (2002).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=10 years Service Medal.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=35 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=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}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal, 2006.svg|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Honour - Officer (France).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of King Abdulaziz, 1st Class (Saudi Arabia).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Merit of Santos-Dumont Medal (Brazil).png|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="2" |'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

(''Order of Excellence'')
|
|-
|'''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|Hilal-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

(''Crescent of Excellence'')
|'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|Sitara-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

(''Star of Excellence'')
|'''[[Tamgha-i-Imtiaz|Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Tamgha-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

(''Medal of Excellence'')
|'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War]]'''
(''War Star 1971'')
|-
|'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War]]'''
(''War Medal 1971'')
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Baqa]]'''
(''[[Chagai-I|Nuclear Test Medal]]'')

'''1998'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan]]'''
(''[[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Escalation with India Medal]]'')

'''2002'''
|'''[[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#Long service medals|35 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|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'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan]]'''
(''Independence Day''

''Golden Jubilee Medal'')

'''1997'''
|-
|[[Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey|'''Turkish Legion of Merit''']]
'''([[Turkey]])'''
|'''[[Legion of Honour]]'''
'''[[Legion of Honour|Officer Class]]'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2005-07-14 |title=Navy, Air chiefs receive highest French award |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/147807/navy-air-chiefs-receive-highest-french-award |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

'''([[France]])'''

'''2005'''
|[[Order of King Abdulaziz|'''Order of''' '''King AbdulAziz''']]
'''([[Saudi Arabia]])'''
|'''[[Santos-Dumont Merit Medal]]'''
'''([[Brazil]])'''

'''2006'''
|}

=== Foreign Decorations ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" style="background:#006400; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |'''Foreign Awards'''
|-
!'''{{flag|Turkey}}'''
|[[Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey|'''Turkish Legion of Merit''']]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit.png|width=130}}
|-
!{{flag|France}}
|[[Legion of Honour|'''Legion of Honour - ''']]'''[[Officer of the Legion of Honor|Officer Class]]<ref name=":0" />'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Honour - Officer (France).png|width=130}}
|-
!{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|'''[[Order of Abdulaziz al Saud|Order of King Abdul Aziz (Class I)]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of King Abdulaziz, 1st Class (Saudi Arabia).png|width=130}}
|-
!'''{{flag|Brazil}}'''
|'''[[Order of Aeronautical Merit (Brazil)|Santos-Dumont Merit Medal]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Merit of Santos-Dumont Medal (Brazil).png|width=130}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090225095224/http://paffalcons.com/cas/index.php PAF s' Chief of Air Staffs]

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