Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah حکیم اللہ خان Sitara-e-Jurat NI(M)  HI(M)  SJ  SI(M)  SBt  TBt
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 (1935-10-15) 15 October 1935 North-West Frontier Province, British India (Now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Citizenship	Pakistan
Nickname	Hakim
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Air Force
Years of service	1956–1991
Rank	Air 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
Awards	Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military)  Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)  Sitara-e-Jurat  Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)  Sitara-e-Basalat  Tamgha-e-Basalat  CCS Instructor’s Sword

Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah Khan Durrani NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) SBt TBt (Urdu: حکیم اللہ خان) (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 North-West Frontier Province on 15 October 1935 into a Durrani 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 Hakimullah qualified to fly the F-104 Starfighter and participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.^: 44 [5] Flight-Lieutenant Hakimullah 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 the Mirage-IIIA in the western front of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, 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-Commodore Hakim was appointed as Project-Director of Project Falcon, overseeing the acquisition of F-16s by the air force.^: 39 [9] In 1986–87, Air Vice-Marshal 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 to DCAS (Administration) and was later promoted to four-star rank rank.^[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, Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah completed his tenure and retired to settle in Islamabad.^[2]

Awards and decorations

See also

• PAF s' Chief of Air Staffs
• Muhammad Nasir Dar

References