Azim Daudpota

Air Marshal
Mohammad Azim Daudpota

Sitara-e-Jurat
25th Governor of Sindh
In office
12 October 1999 – 25 May 2000
Preceded byMamnoon Hussain
Succeeded byMuhammad Mian Soomro
Personal details
Born(1933-09-14)14 September 1933
Bombay, British India
(now Mumbai, India)
Died3 April 2017(2017-04-03) (aged 83)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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 service1951–1989
Rank Air Marshal
Unit
CommandsSargodha Airbase
Air Force of Zimbabwe
Battles/wars
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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]

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