Air Vice Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar is a Nigerian Air Force Officer. He was appointed the Chief of Air Staff by President Tinubu in June 2023. AVM H.B Abubakar was born on 11 September 1970 in Kano state, Nigeria.
AVM H.B Abubakar Profile
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Name |
AVM H.B Abubakar |
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Real Name |
AVM Hassan Bala Abubakar |
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Birthday |
11 September 1970 |
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Age |
52 years (2022) |
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Profession |
Air Force Officer |
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Rank |
Air Vice Marshal |
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Known for |
Chief of Air Staff |
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State of Origin |
Kano State |
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Nationality |
Nigeria |
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Tribe |
Hausa |
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Religion |
Muslim |
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Net worth |
Under Review |
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Copied from |
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Educational Background
AVM H.B Abubakar enlisted into the Nigerian Air Force as a member of Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Course 39 and commissioned Pilot Offr on 19 September 1992.
Career
AVM H.B Abubakar was commissioned as a Pilot officer in 1992. He has held several positions in the Nigerian Air Force. Some of the positions held by AVM H.B Abubakar were;
- Admin Officer 16 Engineering Wing, 1 Engineering Group NAF Makurdi.
- Officer Commanding Admin Services Flight/ Group Public Relations Officer, 97 Special Operations Group NAF Port Harcourt.
- Officer Commanding Yellow Squadron – Air Force Military School Jos.
- Admin Officer Primary Flying Training Wing – 301 FTS NAF Kaduna.
- SO1 Admin 301 FTS NAF Kaduna.
- Officer Commanding ‘B’ Squadron (Do 228) – 81 Air Maritime Group NAF Benin.
- Team Leader MILOB Team Site 615 Mahagi (Ituri Brigade) MONUC.
- Aviation Planning Officer, MONUC Air Operations Kinshasa, DRC.
- Commanding Officer Base Services Wing 81 Air Maritime Group Nigerian Air force Benin.
- Operations Officer Operational Conversion Unit 88 Military Airlift group Nigerian air Force Lagos.
- Operations Officer 88 Military Airlift Group Ikeja Lagos. Commanding Officer 21 Wing 88 Military Airlift Group Lagos.
- Group Safety Officer 88 Military Airlift Group Ikeja Lagos
- Fleet operation officer – 011Presidential Air Fleet.
- Commander 011 Presidential Air Fleet.
- Chief of Staff, Mobility Command.
- Director of Policy, HQ NAF
- Director of Operations, HQ NAF
- Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command.
Prior to his appointment as the Chief of Air Staff, he was the Chief of Standards and Operations at the Nigerian Air Force.
In June 2023, President Tinubu appointed AVM H.B Abubakar as the Chief of Air Staff.
Personal life
AVM H.B Abubakar is married with children. He is a Muslim from Shanono Local Government Area in Kano State.