Hifazat Ullah Khan
حفاظت اللہ خان

HI(M)SI(M)TI(M)
Air Marshal Hifazat Ullah Khan, Instructor at Combat Commanders School (Pakistan Air Force).
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch Pakistan Air Force
Years of service1974–2010
Rank Air Marshal (Lieutenant General)
UnitNo. 5 Squadron Falcons
Commands heldVice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS)
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel)
AOC Northern Air Command
Base Commander PAF Base Samungli
OC No. 33 Tactical Attack Wing
No. 5 Squadron Falcons
Air attaché in Saudi Arabia
Battles/wars2001 India-Pakistan standoff
2008 Indo-Pakistan standoff
War in North-West Pakistan
Awards Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)

Air Marshal Hifazat Ullah Khan HI(M) SI(M) TI(M) (Urdu: حفاظت اللہ خان) is former three-star general air officer who served as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) of Pakistan Air Force from 29 March 2009 till 4 October 2010.[1]

Education and early life

Hifazat was born in Mianwali. He is a graduate of PAF College Lower Topa where he belonged to V Entry. He then joined the Pakistan Air Force Academy at Risalpur and was commissioned on 25 October 1974 in 58th GD(P) course. He has qualified Staff College and Air War Course from PAF Air War College; L'ESGI and CSI from the École Militaire in France. He holds a M.Sc. in Strategic studies, from Karachi University.[2]

Air Force career

Air Marshal Hifazat got commissioned in 1974 in General Duties (Pilot) Branch of Pakistan Air Force (PAF). A fighter pilot of Mirage III, he has commanded No. 5 Tactical Attack and Reconnaissance Squadron, No. 33 Tactical Attack Wing as Commanding Officer and has served as flying instructor at the Combat Commanders' School. In staff jobs, he has served as director flight safety and deputy project director JF-17 Thunder programme at the air headquarters. He has commanded an operational air base PAF Base Samungli. Thereafter, he was promoted to two-star general rank in Air Force as Air Vice Marshal and served as director general NAB Frontier. In November 2004, he was appointed air officer commanding Northern Air Command of PAF.

Senior staff appointments in PAF

In March 2006, he was appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel) and in July 2007, he was promoted to the three-star general rank in the Air Force as Air Marshal. On 29 March 2009 Air Marshal Hifazat Ullah Khan was appointed Vice Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force.

External appointments

He has also previously served as Air and Naval Attaché at the Pakistan Embassy in Saudi Arabia.

Awards and Decorations

PAF GD(P) Badge RED (More than 3000 Flying Hours)
Combat Commanders' School Sargodha Instructor's Sword
Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Star of Excellence)

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Medal of Excellence)

Tamgha-e-Baqa

(Nuclear Test Medal)

1998

Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan

(Escalation with India Medal)

2002

10 Years Service Medal
20 Years Service Medal 30 Years Service Medal 35 Years Service Medal Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-

Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

1976

Hijri Tamgha

(Hijri Medal)

1979

Jamhuriat Tamgha

(Democracy Medal)

1988

Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha

(Resolution Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990

Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan

(Independence Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1997

References

  1. "Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle".
  2. "Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle".
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