Khyber Khan

M. Khyber Khan
ایم خیبر خان
Wing Commander Khyber Khan, c. 1951
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
Pakistan Air Force
In office
1 February 1969 – 19 March 1970
7th Commandant PAF Academy
In office
January 1958 – December 1959
Commander PAF Station Peshawar
In office
August 1950 – April 1951
Commander No. 14 Squadron PAF
In office
October 1948 – November 1949
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Khyber Khan

(1924-03-15)15 March 1924
Pabbi, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Died27 July 2007(2007-07-27) (aged 83)
Pakistan
EducationGovernment Gordon College
RAF Central Flying School
Air Command and Staff College
Joint Services Staff College (UK)
Imperial Defence College
Military service
Branch/service Royal Indian Air Force (1942–47)
 Pakistan Air Force (1947–72)
Years of service1942–72
Rank Air Vice Marshal
CommandsDCAS (PAF)
PAF Academy
PAF Station Peshawar
No. 14 Squadron PAF
Battles/wars
AwardsSitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam

Air Vice Marshal Mohammad Khyber Khan (Urdu: محمد خیبر خان; 15 March 1924 — 7 July 2007) was a two-star rank pioneer officer of the Pakistan Air Force, fighter pilot, aerobatic pilot and diplomat.[1]

Asghar Khan and Khyber Khan were considered among the likely successors to President Yahya Khan during the collapse of his regime. Khyber was described as "a young, energetic, and popular air force officer in his early forties - who happens to look very much like a younger Ayub Khan."[2]

  1. ^ Statistical Pocket-book of Pakistan. 1979.
  2. ^ Reports Service: South Asia Series. Vol. 12–13. American Universities Field Staff. 1968.