Azim Daudpota

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	(1933-09-14)14 September 1933 Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India)
Died	3 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 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.^[1][2]