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Marium Mukhtar

Marium Mukhtiar was born in 1992 in Karachi, Pakistan. She joined the Pakistan Air Force in 2011 and graduated as the country's first female fighter pilot in 2014. In 2015, while on a routine training mission, her plane crashed and she sacrificed her life to ensure it did not crash into a populated area. Her courage and sacrifice helped inspire more women in Pakistan's conservative society to join the military and break barriers.

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Marium Mukhtar

Marium Mukhtiar was born in 1992 in Karachi, Pakistan. She joined the Pakistan Air Force in 2011 and graduated as the country's first female fighter pilot in 2014. In 2015, while on a routine training mission, her plane crashed and she sacrificed her life to ensure it did not crash into a populated area. Her courage and sacrifice helped inspire more women in Pakistan's conservative society to join the military and break barriers.

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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 Sheikh.

• She was the second eldest among her two


siblings.

• She completed her intermediate from APS


school and college Malir Cantt, Karachi.
Life in PAF
• She joined PAF as an Aviation Cadet in the 132 GDP 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 on 24 September 2014.

She graduated as fighter pilot, along with six other six other women,
in 2014.

She was posted to PAF base MM ALAM Mianwali to get trained as a


fighter pilot.
Death
• On Tuesday 24 November 2015 Marium Mukhtar and
squadron leader Saqib Abbasi were on their routine
operational training mission when their FT 7 PG crashed
near kundian, mianwali,Punjab.
• Marium lost her life during the process as she was to
eject at a low height to clear a populated area to ensure
the safety of civilians.
• The male officer ,Abbasi, sustained minor injuries.
• Maryam embraced shahadat and become the first ever
female pilot of Pakistan Airforce, who embraced
shahadat.
INSPIRATION

Mariam's father Mukhtiar Ahmed Shaikh was a retired colonel of


Pakistan Army, who inspired her to join the armed forces.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Marium Mukhtar was a great football player and she represented Baluchistan
province in national football championship in 2007.

 She was a Pakistani fighter pilot.

 She gave an interview for a BBC report in which she said that she decided to
become a fighter pilot for “doing something different.”

After graduating in Civil Engineering From NED Karachi, she expressed her wish to
join Air Force as GD Pilot.
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.
IMPACT
• 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 her footsteps.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM HER LIFE
 Never think of yourself less than anyone else.
 Never let society control what your life should be like.
 Never be afraid of the challenges.
 It’s okay if it takes you a little time to find your goal in life, you will
find it.
 You are your own master.
MOVIE
A 2016 Pakistani short film directed by Sarmad Khoosat and written
by Umera Ahmed starring Sanam Baloch telecasted by Urdu 1 is based
on the life of martyred pilot Marium Mukhtar.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ug6x5

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