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Hassan Abubakar Bala

Hassan Abubakar Bala

Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria)

Non-Partisan Kano State

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Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar is the 22nd Chief of the Air Staff of Nigeria, appointed in June 2023 by President Bola Tinubu. Born in 1970 in Shanono, Kano State, he has over three decades of service in the Nigerian Air Force. He holds degrees in Biological Sciences and International Affairs & Diplomacy, plus specialized diplomas in aviation safety, engineering, and national security. With extensive command, operational, and logistic experience—including leading the Presidential Air Fleet—he is tasked with modernizing NAF operations, enhancing personnel welfare, and improving strategic air power capability.

Education

  1. Nigerian Military School, Zaria (member of NMS 82 class) (Wikipedia)
  2. Nigerian Defence Academy, Regular Course 39; commissioned as Pilot Officer in September 1992 (Vanguard News)
  3. Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences from Nigerian Defence Academy (Nigerian Air FOrce)
  4. Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (Wikipedia)
  5. Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering from the Nigerian Air Force Technical Training Group (now AF Institute of Technology), Kaduna (Wikipedia)
  6. Diploma in Aviation Safety Management, Embry-Riddle University of Aeronautics, Florida, USA
  7. Diploma in National Security & Country Resilience from the Galilee Institute, Israel (Wikipedia)
  8. Attended Nasser Higher Military Academy, Cairo, Egypt (for strategic military training)


Professional Background

  1. Joined the Nigerian Air Force after Nigerian Defence Academy (Regular Course 39), commissioned 19 September 1992 (Wikipedia)
  2. Underwent Ab-initio & Basic Flying Training; flying hours over 4,500 on multiple aircraft including Air Beetle, Dornier-228, C-130 Hercules, Boeing 737

Held command & staff appointments such as:

 • Officer Commanding “B” Squadron (Do-228) in 81 Air Maritime Group, NAF Benin (Vanguard News)

 • Operations Officer, 88 Military Airlift Group Ikeja; Commanding Officer 21 Wing; Group Safety Officer (Wikipedia)

 • Commander, 011 Presidential Air Fleet (Vanguard News)

 • Chief of Staff, Mobility Command, Yenagoa (Wikipedia)

 • Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command, Ikeja (Wikipedia)

 • Director of Policy and Director of Operations, Headquarters NAF, Abuja (Wikipedia)

 • Before appointment as CAS, he was Chief of Standards & Evaluation at Headquarters, NAF

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