Abdul Rahim Khan Military person

Air Marshal Abdur Rahim Khan, HJ, HQA, SPk, SBt (25 October 1925 – 28 February 1990) was a 3-star general and air officer who served as the last Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force between 1969 and 1972. He later was later sacked by the JAG Branch, and given a discharged from the Air Force as former Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of Pakistan Air Force, along with the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of Pakistan Army Lieutenant-General Gul Hassan Khan and Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Navy, Vice-Admiral Muzaffar Hassan on March 3, 1972. His successor, Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry, was the first Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 25, 1925
Birth place
British Raj
Date of deathFebruary 28, 1990

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Military person

award
Nishan-e-Pakistan
Hilal-i-Jur'at
Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces
military operations
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Chengiz Khan
Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965
East Pakistan Air Operations 1971
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
military command
AOC Mauripur Air Force Base
Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations)
Comdnt. PAF Staff College
Commander in Chief
military unit
List of Pakistan Air Force squadrons
service start1944
service end1972

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  1. http://www.paffalcons.com/cas/rahim-khan.php