Hakeemullah Khan Durrani

Hakimullah
جمال احمد خان
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) October 15, 1935
British India
(Presently now, India and Pakistan)
Citizenship  Pakistan
Military service
Nickname(s) Hakim
Allegiance  Pakistan
Service/branch  Pakistan Air Force
Years of service 1956–1991
Rank Air Chief Marshal
(General)
Unit No. 14 Squadron Tail Choppers
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)
Sitara-e-Jurat
Sitara-e-Basalat
Tamgha-e-Basalat
Sword of Honour

Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah Khan Durrani (Urdu:حکیم اللہ خان درانی; b. 15 October 1935:459[1]) NI(m), SJ, SBt, TBt, best known as Hakimullah, is a retired four-star rank air force general who briefly 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 in India 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 P/Off. (2nd-Lt.).:546[4] Further training took place in the United States where F/Off. (Lt.) qualified to fly the F-104 Starfighter and participated in the second war with India in 1965.:44[5] Flight-Lieutenant (Capt.) Hakimullah, with speed of Mach 1.1, notably intercepted the Indian Air Force's MiG-21F 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 (Lieutenant-Colonel) Hakimullah flew Mirage-IIIA in the western front of the third war with India, seeing aerial actions against the MiG-21.:contents[8]

In 1981, Air-Cdre. (Brig.) 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 (Major-General) served in the Air AHQ as its Chief of Staff under Chief of Air Staff.:339[10] In 1988, Air-Mshl. (Lieutenant-General) Hakimullah was elevated as the DCAS (Administration) but was later elevated to the four-star rank promotion.[2] At promotion, Lt-Gen. Hakimullah superseded at least one senior air force general, Air Marshal (Lt-Gen.) Shabbir Hussain Syed, the then-Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS).[2]

In 1991, ACM (General) Hakimullah eventually completed his tenure and retired in 1994 where he settled in Islamabad.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal. West of England Press. 1988. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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" (google books). Defence Journal. Islamabad: Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal. 8 (8–10): 150. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Jane's Defence Weekly. Jane's Publishing Company. 1988. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ↑ etl.all, staff writers (1984). "United States Air Force-Pakistan Air Force relations". Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force. Air Headquarters. 31 (1–2): 126. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 Mohan, P. V. S. Jagan; Chopra, Samir (2005). The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965 (1st ed.). New Delhi, India: Manohar. p. 378. ISBN 9788173046414. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Singh, Mandeep (2017). Baptism Under Fire: Anti Aircraft Artillery in India Pakistan War 1965 (in Spanish). Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9789386457134. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Lal, P. C. My Years with the IAF (1st ed.). Lancer Publishers LLC. ISBN 9781935501756. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force. Air Headquarters. 1984. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  10. ↑ IDSA News Review on East Asia. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1990. 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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