Hakimullah Khan Durrani

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to DCAS (Administration) and was later promoted to four-star rank rank.[2] At promotion, Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah superseded at least one senior air officer, Air Marshal Shabbir Hussain Syed, the then-Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS).[2]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]

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