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Hakimullah
حکیم اللہ خان
File:File:Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah.jpg
Chief of Air Staff

In office
9 March 1988 – 9 March 1991
Preceded by ACM Jamal Khan
Succeeded by ACM Feroze Khan
Personal details
Born Hakimullah Khan Durrani
15 October 1935(1935-10-15) (age 89)
British India
(Presently now, India and Pakistan)
Citizenship Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
Military service
Nickname(s) Hakim
Allegiance Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
Service/branch Pakistani Air Force Ensign Pakistan Air Force
Years of service 1956–1991
Rank ACMUS-O10 insigniaAir Chief Marshal
Unit No. 14 Squadron Tail Choppers
(S/No. PAK/3756)
Commands DCAS (Administration)
Proj-Dir. Project Falcon
DCAS (Air Operations)
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
Indo-Pakistani war of 1971

Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah Khan Durrani NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) SBt TBt (Urdu:حکیم اللہ خان درانی; b. 15 October 1935:459[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.:459[1]:44–46[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.:546[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.:44[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.:83[6] This claim, however, has been contested by India.:229[6]:contents[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.:contents[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.:39[9] In 1986–87, AVM Hakim served in the Air AHQ as its Chief of Staff under Chief of Air Staff.:339[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 GDP Red
Sword of Honor
Nishan-e-ImtiazHilal-e-ImtiazSitara-e-Jurat
Sitara-e-Imtiaz Sitara-e-Basalat Tamgha-e-Basalat Tamgha-e-Diffa
Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War Ribbon Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War
10 years Service Medal (Pakistan Armed Forces) 20 years Service Medal 30 years Service Medal Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Republic Medal 1956 (Pakistan) Hijri Tamgha Jamhuriat Tamgha 1988 Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan
PAF GD(P) Badge RED (More than 3000 Flying Hours)
Combat Commanders' School Sargodha Instructor's Sword
Nishan-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Order of Excellence)

Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Jurat

(Star of Courage)

1971 War

Sitara-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Star of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Basalat

(Star of Good Conduct)

1965 War

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-

Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

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. 1.0 1.1 (in en) The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal. West of England Press. 1988. https://books.google.com/books?id=X5ErAAAAYAAJ&q=hakimullah. Retrieved 9 January 2018. 
  2. 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)
  3. Sehgal, Ikram ul-Majeed (2005). "The military is a much sought after career for the NWFP Pushpins" (in en) (google books). Islamabad: Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal. pp. 150. https://books.google.com/books?id=RanfAAAAMAAJ&q=Hakimullah. Retrieved 10 January 2018. 
  4. (in en) Jane's Defence Weekly. Jane's Publishing Company. 1988. https://books.google.com/books?id=pLRDAQAAIAAJ&q=1957. Retrieved 10 January 2018. 
  5. etl.all, staff writers (1984). "United States Air Force-Pakistan Air Force relations" (in en). Air Headquarters.. pp. 126. https://books.google.com/books?id=daC4AAAAIAAJ&q=Hakimullah+. Retrieved 10 January 2018. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Mohan, P. V. S. Jagan; Chopra, Samir (2005) (in en). The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965 (1st ed.). New Delhi, India: Manohar. pp. 378. ISBN 9788173046414. https://books.google.com/books?id=FAhuAAAAMAAJ&q=HAKIMULLAH+. Retrieved 10 January 2018. 
  7. Singh, Mandeep (2017) (in es). Baptism Under Fire: Anti Aircraft Artillery in India Pakistan War 1965. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9789386457134. https://books.google.com/books?id=atLHDgAAQBAJ&q=HAKIMULLAH+1965+war&pg=PT53. Retrieved 10 January 2018. 
  8. Lal, P. C. (in en). My Years with the IAF (1st ed.). Lancer Publishers LLC. ISBN 9781935501756. https://books.google.com/books?id=eBszCSguEscC&q=HAKIMULLAH+khan+durrani&pg=PT376. Retrieved 10 January 2018. 
  9. (in en) Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force. Air Headquarters.. 1984. https://books.google.com/books?id=daC4AAAAIAAJ&q=Falcon+. Retrieved 10 January 2018. 
  10. (in en) IDSA News Review on East Asia. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1990. https://books.google.com/books?id=Bp1KAQAAIAAJ&q=AVM+Hakimullah. Retrieved 10 January 2018. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Jamal A. Khan
Chief of Air Staff
1988 – 1991
Succeeded by
Farooq Feroze Khan
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