Years of service 1945–1974 Preceded by Abdul Rahim Khan Name Zafar Chaudhry | Awards Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam Succeeded by Zulfiqar Ali Khan Allegiance Pakistan | |
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President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry Born 19 August 1926 (age 97) ( 1926-08-19 ) Battles and wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | ||
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Service/branch Pakistan Air Force | ||
Air marshal zafar chaudhry
Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry, SQA (born 19 August 1926) was a three-star air force officer and the first Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force from March 1972 to April 1974. His predecessor, Abdul Rahim Khan, was called Commander-in-Chief. Before becoming the air chief, Chaudhry served as the Managing Director of the national airline Pakistan International Airlines from July 1971 to March 1972.
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Early life
He was commissioned in the Royal Indian Air Force on 9 April 1945. Chaudhry has commanded No. 9 Squadron, No. 32 Flying Wing (Mauripur), PAF Academy Risalpur and PAF Base Sargodha.
Early career
Amongst his staff appointments, he was Director of Operations, Director of Plans and ACAS (Operations) at the AHQ. Among his important assignments in the PAF were: after commander of the PAF Academy and later of PAF Base Sargodha; at Air Headquarter, he did a tour as chief of operations. In between, he graduated from two British staff colleges as well as the Imperial Defence College.
Personal life
Chaudhry is a tireless campaigner for Human Rights in Pakistan and is a founding member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, has served as its Treasurer [1] and is currently a Council Member.[2]. Zafar Chaudhry belongs to the Ahmadiyya Community.He Was Born in an Kahlon Family.