Vice Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar Biography, All You Need To Know About New Chief Of Air Staff Air
Vice Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar Biography-Who Is The New Chief Of Air Staff Air?
On Monday, President Bola Tinubu appointed Air Vice Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar as the new Chief of Air Staff. Abubakar replacing Air Vice Marshal Ishiaka Amao of the Buhari’s Administration.
Vice Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar Biography
Hassan Bala Abubakar hails from Shanono Local Government Area in Kano State and was born on 11 September 1970.
He was enlisted into the NAF as a member of NDA RC 39 and commissioned Pilot Officer on September 19, 1992.
Abubakar has attended several courses, which includes; a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna, Ab initio and Basic Flying Training Courses at the 301 Flying Training School Kaduna, Basic and Advance Airborne Courses at Nigerian Army Infantry Center and School Jaji.
He also also attended Company Amphibious Operations Course at Nigerian Army Infantry Center and School in Calabar, Junior and Senior Command and Staff Courses at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji , National Defence Course at the Nasser Higher Military Academy, Cairo – Egypt and has a Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from ABU Zaria.
Some of his appointments includes; 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,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 and Currently the Chief of Standards and Operations, HQ NAF before he was appointed Air Vice Marshal by the president.
