Azim Daudpota

Air Marshal
Mohammad Azim Daudpota

Sitara-e-Jurat
Air Marshal Mohammad Azim Daudpota ; Sitara-e-Jurat
25th Governor of Sindh
	In office; 12 October 1999 – 25 May 2000
Preceded by	Mamnoon Hussain
Succeeded by	Muhammad Mian Soomro
Personal details
Born	14 September 1933; Bombay, British India ; (now Mumbai, India)
Died	3 April 2017 (aged 83); Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Awards	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military); Sitara-e-Jurat; Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military); Order of Merit (Zimbabwe); Zimbabwe Order Of Merit in the class of Commander
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan; Zimbabwe
Branch/service	Pakistan Air Force; Air Force of Zimbabwe
Years of service	1951–1989
Rank	Air Marshal
Unit	No. 15 Squadron "Cobras"; No. 17 Squadron "Tigers";
Commands	Sargodha Airbase; Air Force of Zimbabwe
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965; ;

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.

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