Jamal A. Khan Military person

Air Chief-Marshal Jamal Ahmad Khan (Urdu: جمال احمدخان; April 15, 1934; SBt, SJ, NI(M)) was a high-profile military figure and the four-star air officer serving as the eleventh Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force from March 6, 1985 until March 9, 1988. Commissioned in the air force in 1953, Khan graduated from the Air Force Academy and became a fighter pilot in the PAF. His air force career saw the actions in 1965 war and the 1971 war with India, eventually becoming the senior staff officer. Khan was the first PAF fighter pilot to have operate and fly the supersonic fighter, F-16 Fighting Falcon.He was the first Vice Chief of the Air Staff in the history of PAF to have eventually been appointed its Chief. He is also the only PAF officer to have commanded two Air Forces - those of the UAE and Pakistan. He is also the first Pakistani to fly the F-16

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 15, 1934
Birth place
British Raj

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award
Nishan-e-Imtiaz
Sitara-e-Jurat
military operations
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Brasstacks
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
military command
Chief of Air Staff
Vice Chief of Air Staff
AOC Sargodha Air Force Base
CI Judge Advocate General Branch
Chief of Staff UAE Air Force
DCAS of Air Operations
military unit
No. 11 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force)
service start1953
service end1991

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