Mohammad Azim Daudpota | |
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25th Governor of Sindh | |
In office 12 October 1999 – 25 May 2000 | |
Preceded by | Mamnoon Hussain |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Mian Soomro |
Personal details | |
Born | Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India) | 14 September 1933
Died | 3 April 2017 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | (aged 83)
Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Jurat Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Order of Merit (Zimbabwe) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan Zimbabwe |
Branch/service | Pakistan Air Force Air Force of Zimbabwe |
Years of service | 1951–1989 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Unit | |
Commands | Sargodha Airbase Air Force of Zimbabwe |
Battles/wars | |
Air Marshal Mohammed Azim Daudpota (Sindhi: محمد عظيم دائودپوٽو; 14 September 1933 – 3 April 2017), commonly known as Azim Daudpota, was the first Sindhi pilot in Pakistan Air Force and the first Sindhi to receive the Sitara-e-Jurrat (Star of Bravery) Award.
He was a three-star officer in the Pakistan Air Force who went on to serve as the Chief of Air Staff of Air Force of Zimbabwe, and then to briefly serve as Governor of Sindh.[1][2]