Hakimullah Khan Durrani

Air Chief Marshal
Hakimullah

حکیم اللہ خان

**Sitara-e-Jurat**
NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) SBt TBt
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; 15 October 1935 (age 88); 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^{[clarification needed]} 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]

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

^ ^a ^b The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal. West of England Press. 1988. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds (Oxford University Press, 2000)
^ Sehgal, Ikram ul-Majeed (2005). "The military is a much sought after career for the NWFP Pushpins" (google books). Defence Journal. 8 (8–10). Islamabad: Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal: 150. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Jane's Defence Weekly. Jane's Publishing Company. 1988. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ etl.all, staff writers (1984). "United States Air Force-Pakistan Air Force relations". Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force. 31 (1–2). Air Headquarters.: 126. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.
^ Lal, P. C. My Years with the IAF (1st ed.). Lancer Publishers LLC. ISBN 9781935501756. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force. Air Headquarters. 1984. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ 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