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| Term start | 9 March 1988 |
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| Term end | 9 March 1991 |
| Predecessor | ACM Jamal Khan |
| Successor | ACM Feroze Khan
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| Born | 1935-10-15 (age 91) |
| Born | British India Template:Small
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Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah Khan Durrani Template:Small (Urdu:حکیم اللہ خان درانی; b. 15 October 1935Template:Rp[1]) best known as Hakimullah, is a retired four-star air officer who tenured as the 5th Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force, appointed in this post from 9 March 1988 until retiring on 8 March 1991.[2]
Biography
Hakimullah was born in NWFP on 15 October 1935 into a Pashtun family.Template:Rp[1]Template:Rp[3]
After matriculating from the Edwardes College in Peshawar, he joined in the Pakistan Air Force in 1956, passing out in 1957 where he gained commissioned as a Pilot Officer.Template:Rp[4] Further training took place in the United States where Flying Officer qualified to fly the F-104 Starfighter and participated in the second war with India in 1965.Template:Rp[5] Flight-Lieutenant Hakimullah, with speed of 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.Template:Rp[6] This claim, however, has been contested by India.Template:Rp[6]Template:Rp[7] In 1971, Wing-Commander Hakimullah flew Mirage-IIIA in the western front of the third war with India, seeing aerial actions against the MiG-21.Template:Rp[8]
On 5 May 1976, Wing Commander Hakimullah was appointed the first commanding officer of the newly established Combat Commanders' School at PAF Base Sargodha.
In 1981, Air-Cdre. Hakim was appointed as Project-Director of Project Falcon, overseeing the acquisition of F-16s in the air force.Template:Rp[9] In 1986–87, AVM Hakim served in the Air AHQ as its Chief of Staff under Chief of Air Staff.Template:Rp[10] In 1988, Air-Mshl. Hakimullah was elevated as the DCAS (Administration) but was later elevated to the four-star rank promotion.[2] At promotion, Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah superseded at least one senior air officer, Air Marshal Shabbir Hussain Syed, the then-Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS).[2]
In 1991, ACM Hakimullah eventually completed his tenure and retired to settle in Islamabad.[2]
Awards & Decorations
| PAF GD(P) Badge RED (More than 3000 Flying Hours) | |||
| Combat Commanders' School Sargodha Instructor's Sword | |||
| Nishan-e-Imtiaz
(Order of Excellence) |
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
(Crescent of Excellence) |
Sitara-e-Jurat
(Star of Courage) | |
| Sitara-e-Imtiaz
(Star of Excellence) |
Sitara-e-Basalat
(Star of Good Conduct) |
Tamgha-e-Basalat
(Medal of Good Conduct) |
Tamgha-e-Diffa
(General Service Medal) 1. 1965 War Clasp 2. 1971 War Clasp |
| Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War
(War Star 1965) |
Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War
(War Star 1971) |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War
(War Medal 1965) |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War
(War Medal 1971) |
| 10 Years Service Medal | 20 Years Service Medal | 30 Years Service Medal | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-
(100th Birth Anniversary of 1976 |
| Tamgha-e-Jamhuria
(Republic Commemoration Medal) 1956 |
Hijri Tamgha
(Hijri Medal) 1979 |
Jamhuriat Tamgha
(Democracy Medal) 1988 |
Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha
(Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. West of England Press(1988)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds (Oxford University Press, 2000)
- ↑ The military is a much sought after career for the NWFP Pushpins. Defence Journal({Template:Date).
- ↑ Jane's Defence Weekly{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Jane's Publishing Company(1988)
- ↑ United States Air Force-Pakistan Air Force relations. Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force({Template:Date).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Manohar(2005). ISBN 9788173046414
- ↑ Baptism Under Fire: Anti Aircraft Artillery in India Pakistan War 1965{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd(2017). ISBN 9789386457134
- ↑ My Years with the IAF{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Lancer Publishers LLC. ISBN 9781935501756
- ↑ Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Air Headquarters.(1984)
- ↑ IDSA News Review on East Asia{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses(1990)
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