Farooq Feroze Khan

Farooq Feroze Khan
NI(M)  HI(M)  SI(M)  SBt  LoM
8th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
10 November 1994 – 9 November 1997
Preceded byGen. Shamim Alam, PA
Succeeded byGen. Jehangir Karamat, PA
6th Chief of Air Staff
In office
9 March 1991 – 8 November 1994
Preceded byACM Hakeemullah Durrani
Succeeded byACM Abbas Khattak
Managing-Director of the Pakistan International Airlines
In office
1990 – 9 March 1991
President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation
In office
1990 – 9 March 1991
Preceded byAir-Mshl Azim Daudpota
Succeeded byNawaz Tiwana
Personal details
Born
Farooq Feroze Khan

(1939-08-17)17 August 1939
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died9 October 2021(2021-10-09) (aged 82)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citizenship Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Nickname(s)Feroze Khan, Jr.
Feroz
Starfighter
Feroz Khan II
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Air Force
Years of service1956–97
Rank Air chief marshal
UnitNo 9. Squadron Griffins
CommandsVice Chief of Air Staff
DCAS (Air Operations)
ACAS (Plans)
AOC Southern Air Command
AOC Central Air Command
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
AwardsNishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Basalat
Order of Oman
CISM Medal of Merit
Order of Bahrain
Turkish Legion of Merit
Legion of Merit
Order of Military Merit
Order of Merit
Aeronautical Medal
Order of King Abdulaziz

Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) SBt LoM (Urdu: فاروق فيروز خان ; born: 17 August 1939 – 9 October 2021), best known as Feroze Khan, was a Pakistani military officer who served as the 6th four-star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force and also served as the 8th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, appointed in 1994 and retiring in 1997.[1]

His career in the Air Force is subjected to distinction as he was the only air force officer whose career spanned more than 40 years of military service.: 355 [2] He is also the only Air Force general to be appointed a Chairman joint chiefs to date.[when?][3][4]

  1. ^ Bureau, Report (13 September 1997). "COAS to get additional charge of CJCSC". asianstudies.github.io. No. 3/37. Dawn Newspaper, wire service. Dawn Newspapers. Retrieved 4 January 2018. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shaheen Foundation, 2001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988–1998: A Battle Against Odds (Oxford University Press, 2000)
  4. ^ Sehgal, Maj. Ikram. "Integrated defence command". www.sehgalfamily.com. Ikram Sehgal publications. Retrieved 3 January 2018.