Rizwan Ullah Khan

Air Commodore Rizwan Ullah Khan SBt
رضوان اللہ خان
Fl Cdt Khan winning the Sword of Honour
Personal Staff Officer to CAS of the PAF Mushaf Ali Mir
In office August 2002 – 20 February 2003
Officer Commanding Combat Commanders' School[1]
In office July 2001 – July 2002
Preceded by	Atique Rafique
Succeeded by	Sohail Aman
Commander No. 11 Squadron PAF
In office July 1995 – April 1997
Preceded by	Ali Asad Khan
Succeeded by	Akhtar H. Bukhari
Personal details
Born	Raja Rizwan Ullah Khan 13 August 1957 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Died	20 February 2003(2003-02-20) (aged 45) Kohat Pass, Pakistan
Education	Cadet College Hasan Abdal PAF College Sargodha (FSc) PAF Academy Flying Instructors School, PAF Academy PAF College Sargodha (BSc) College of Aeronautical Engineering (BE) RAF Staff College, Bracknell King's College London (M.A.) Combat Commanders' School
Civilian awards	National Talent Scholarship after Intermediate Examination (1975) Distinction in BE, Aerospace (1987) Gold Medal in BE, Aerospace (1987) Trophy for Best in Engineering Discipline (1987) Best Aerospace Vehicle Design Certificate (1987)[2]
Nickname	Razi
Military service
Branch/service	Pakistan Air Force
Years of service	1976–2003
Rank	Air commodore
Commands	Director OR&D Directorate of Plans AHQ (PAF) Deputy Director OR&D No. 11 Squadron PAF Chief Instructor CCS
Military awards	Sword of Honour (1978) Best Pilot's Trophy (1978; PAF Academy) Best Flying Instructor's Trophy (1982) Best Combat Commander's Trophy (1993) ACES Top Gun Trophy for No. 11 MR Sqn during Sqn Command (1996) Sitara-e-Basalat (1997)[2]

Air Commodore Raja Rizwan Ullah Khan (Urdu: راجہ رضوان اللہ خان; 13 August 1957 – 20 February 2003) MRAeS M-PEC Sbt, known as Razi to his family and colleagues, was a one-star rank officer of the PAF, author, and aeronautical engineer who held the position of Personal Staff Officer to Chief of Air Staff Mushaf Ali Mir. In the TV series Shahpar, he played the role of the Officer Commanding No. 11 Squadron PAF, mirroring his real-life position at the time.

Rizwan Ullah was a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society of the United Kingdom and the Pakistan Engineering Council.

He died in an air crash, along with CAS of the PAF Mushaf Ali Mir, his wife Begum Bilquis Mir, AVM's Abdul Razzaq Anjum and Saleem Akhtar Nawaz and 12 other air force officials and aircrew.^[2]

The Air Commodore Rizwan Ullah Khan Shaheed Memorial Trust also known as Rizwan Scholars, was established by his family and friends and aims to support students from low-income backgrounds. In June 2009, the trust announced that scholarships of Rs. 8.5 million (equivalent to Rs. 43 million or US$150,000 in 2021) had been granted to 200 students, with 90 successfully graduating. The Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy awarded the trust the Nonprofit organization Certification, which has been given to few organisations in Pakistan.^[3][4]