Col. Akir Nakesh

Col. Akir Nakesh is a major antagonist in the Iron Eagle series. He is the main antagonist in the first installment of the Iron Eagle series. He is the minister of defense for fictional hostile Middle Eastern country Bilya, the country whose army shot down the plane of Col. Ted Masters, and planned to hang the latter. Nakesh was portrayed by David Suchet.

Appearance
Nakesh serves as the minister of defense in Bilya, a fictional Middle Eastern country who has a hostile and violent animosity towards the United States. He had shot down Col. Ted Masters, protagonist Doug Master's father, in a dogfight and for violating his country, and later sentenced him (Col. Ted Masters) to be hanged.

When Doug hears the news, Doug and Chappy Sinclair steal some F-16s, storm the country, and take out Nakesh's military. However, Chappy is shot down and presumed dead in the dogfight. Doug arrives at the airport to rescue his father, but his father is wounded by one of Nakesh's men. As Doug attempts to escape, Nakesh confronts Doug in a one-on-one dogfight, ending with Doug killing Nakesh.