Marium Mukhtiar

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Early Life• Flying Officer Marium

Mukhtiar Born on May 18, 1992, in Karachi, Pakistan.

• Her father was a Col.R. Mukhtiar Ahmed Shaikh.

• She was the second eldest among her two siblings.

• She completed her intermediate from Army Public School and College (APSACS) Malir Cantt Karachi.

*Cont’d..*Marium Mukhtar was a great football player and she represented Balochistan province in National Football Championship in 2007.*She was a Pakistani fighter pilot.*She gave an interview for a BBC report that was aired on January 15, 2014 in which she said that she decided to become a fighter pilot for “doing something different”.*She was popular among her colleagues as person who was ready to help anybody around her. 

After graduating in Civil Engineering from NED Karachi, she expressed her wish to join Air Force as GD Pilot. 

Career in PAF • She joined PAF as an Aviation Cadet

in the 132 GD (P) course in 2011.• She went to PAF Academy Risalpur

with seven other female Pakistani cadets who underwent training and graduated as pilot officers.

• She started her professional life as a Flying Officer in PAF by passing 132 GDP course in 24 September 2014.

• Her Father wanted to join PAF.•  Marium Mukhtiar graduated as a

fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force in 2014, along with six other women in 132 GD course.

In PAF cont’d….

• She was posted to PAF Base MM ALAM Mianwali

to get trained as a fighter pilot.

DeathO On Tuesday 24 November 2015, Mariam Mukhtiar

Shaikh and Squadron leader Saqib Abbasi were on their routine operational training mission when their plane FT-7PG crashed near Kundian, Mianwali, Panjab.

O  PAF female Flying Officer Marium Mukhtar could save her life if she could have ejected herself before taking PAF FT-7PG out of populous area……

BUT…

*She lost her life during the process as she was forced to eject at low height to clear a populated area to ensure the safety of civilians on the ground,the PAF said.*Both pilots took care of the crisis with polished

methodology and strength to save the aircraft till the last possible time.* The male officer, Abbasi, sustained minor injuries.* Maryam embraced Shahadat and became the first ever

female pilot of Pakistan Air Force, who embraced martyrdom.

True said…….

*She rightly said to her father, “When a pilot embraces martyrdom, you only find the ashes, not the pilot.”*“No one can defeat a nation that has daughters

like Marium,” said Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman on Marium’s martyrdom.*COAS General Raheel Sharif said, “She was

indeed a role model for women and pride of Pakistan.” 

Ek Thi Marium 

• A 2016 Pakistani biographical short film directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat and written by Umera Ahmed starring Sanam Baloch telecasted by Urdu 1 in titular role of Marium Mukhtar.

Awards The Pakistan Senate Standing Committee on

Defence (SSCD) recommended Marium Mukhtiar for a state award.

She has been awarded with the military award Tamgha-e-Basalat by the Government of Pakistan.

Pakistan is a highly traditional, patriarchal society where opportunities for women are limited.

The martyred lady pilot has made history and we can only hope that her example will encourage other females to follow in her footsteps.

The loss of Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar made the entire nation gloomy but proud as martyrdom does not end something, it is only the beginning.