serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit birth_date rank image article_title birth_name
1948 - 1979 pakistan air force paf paf base mauripur paf base badin base peshawar paf base sakesar paf base lahore 07 january 1993 islamabad , pakistan lahore , british india pakistan no. 17 squadron 26 january 1929 air commodore thumb muhammad zaki butt
 mohammad zakaria butt
muhammad zaki butt

air commodore muhammad zakaria butt was a pakistan air force 's fighter pilot who had served in indo-pak war of 1965 and 1971 .
he was born to a respected family of lahore in 1929 .
he served as the commander of the students ' guard for quaid-e-azam muhammad ali jinnah from 1946-1948 , worked closely with jinnah and after his death was commissioned as a pilot officer in the pakistan air force in 1948 .
muhammad zakaria butt was one of the finest fighter pilots and administrators in the history of paf .
he had a distinguished career , founded the squadron 17 in 1957 , commanded all major bases in pakistan and headed the first pakistani mission in saudi arabia .
he served as the air defence commander in 1971 war .
he was also the deputy chief of air staff and inspector general of the paf .
