Asghar Khan
Air Marshal Asghar Khan (17 January 1921 – 5 January 2018) was Pakistani politician, aviation historian, peace activist, and retired three star rank air force general.
Asghar Khan | |
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اصغر خان | |
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| Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force | |
| In office 23 July 1957 – 22 July 1965 | |
| President | Iskander Mirza Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | AVM Arthur McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Air Marshal Nur Khan |
| President of Pakistan International Airlines | |
| In office 20 August 1965 – 31 November 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Air Marshal Nur Khan |
| Chairman of the Tehrik-e-Istiqlal | |
| In office 29 June 1970 – 12 December 2011 Merged with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Imran Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Asghar Khan 17 January 1921 Jammu, Kashmir, British Indian Empire |
| Died | 5 January 2018 (aged 96) Abbottabad, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} British Subject (1921–1947) Pakistan (1947–) |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Other political affiliations | Tehrik-e-Istiqlal |
| Children | Nasreen Asghar Khan Shereen Asghar Khan Omar Asghar Khan Ali Asghar Khan |
| Residence | Abbottabad |
| Alma mater | Royal Air Force College Indian Military Academy |
| Occupation | administrator politician |
| Profession | fighter pilot |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Night Flyer |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Royal Air Force Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1965 |
| Rank |  Air Marshal (Lieutenant-General) |
| Unit | No. 9 Squadron Griffins |
| Commands | Pakistan Air Force Academy No. 1 Stryker Group, Peshawar AFB Directorate-General for the Air Operations (DGAO) Precision Engineering Complex Assistant Chief of Air Staff |
| Battles/wars | World War II Burma Campaign 1944–1945 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 |
Khan served as the first native Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) under President Iskander Mirza (1956–59) and under President Ayub Khan until resigning in 1965 before the start of the air operations of the PAF during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
In 1970, Asghar Khan founded the secular party, the Tehrik-e-Istiqlal, but performed poorly in 1970 parliamentary elections.
Khan died on 5 January 2018 in Abbottabad, Pakistan of complications from Parkinson's disease at the age of 96.[1][2]
References
- "First Muslim air chief of PAF Asghar Khan dies". Daily Pakistan Global.
- Siddiqui - Dawn.com, Naveed (5 January 2018). "Air Marshal Asghar Khan passes away in Islamabad". DAWN.COM.
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