COLONEL (U) HAJI HASZAHAIDI BIN HAJI AHMAD DAUD, SMB, PSB
439 Colonel (U) Haji Haszahaidi bin Haji Ahmad Daud was appointed as the Deputy Commander, Royal Brunei Air Force on 01 April 2022. He joined the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) on 24 May 1994 after graduating from Royal Air Force (RAF) College Cranwell, United Kingdom in 1995. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant on July 1995. His early career started as a student pilot and posted to No 3 Squadron/Flying Training School to start his flying training.
After completing his Basic Fixed-Wing training at No 3 Squadron, Training Wing, Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) in 1998, Col (U) Haji Haszahaidi was then posted to No 2 Squadron to fly the Bolkow BO 105 as an Operational Helicopter Pilot. Years later, he was sent for a Helicopter Instructor Course (HIC) at Sembawang Air Base, Singapore Air Force. After graduating as a Qualified Helicopter Instructor in 2003, he posted back to No 2 Squadron, Operation Wing as an Instructor. A year later, he was appointed as a Flight Commander Training. On October 2006, he was appointed as Officer Commanding to command No 2 Squadron until end of March 2009 then posted to No 3 Squadron/Flying Training Wing School as an Officer Commanding and Helicopter/Examiner for Basic Helicopter Trainee.
Col (U) Haji Haszahaidi has held various staff and command appointments, which include Staff Officer 2 (J3A), Staff Officer 1 (J3A) at Joint Force Head Quarters. In 2013, he was posted back to RBAirF, appointed as Commanding Officer for Training Wing. In 2014, he was appointed as Head of Inspectorate Unit. He assumes the appointment of Commander Operation Group since July 2018 before posted to Training Institute, RBAF in October 2020 as Commandant.
He is married to Hajah Rosnah bte Haji Matamit and blessed with three children, Hajah Dina Qistina, Haji Muhammad Danish Qawi dan Dhia Qaireen.
