Until he was appointed the 22nd Chief of the Air Staff, Mr Abubakar was the Chief of Standards and Operations, at HQ NAF.
has appointed Hassan Abubakar, an air vice marshal, as the new Chief of Air Staff to replace Isiaka Amao, who held the position since 2021.Mr Abubakar enlisted into the Nigeria Air Force as a member of NDA regular course 39 and was commissioned Pilot Officer in September 1992.
He took a National Defence Course at the Nasser Higher Military Academy in Cairo – Egypt. The senior air officer obtained a Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.Mr Abubakar was the Admin Officer, 16 Engineering Wing at the 1 Engineering Group of NAF Makurdi, Benue State. He served as Officer Commanding Admin Services Flight/ Group Public Relations Officer, 97 Special Operations Group NAF Port Harcourt.
He was Officer Commanding ‘B’ Squadron – 81 Air Maritime Group NAF Benin and a Team Leader at MILOB Team Site 615 Mahagi MONUC. He was Chief of Staff, Mobility Command; Director of Policy, HQ NAF; Director of Operations, HQ NAF; and Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command.
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