Rizwan Ullah Khan

Rizwan Ullah Khan
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 byAtique Rafique
Succeeded bySohail Aman
Commander
No. 11 Squadron PAF
In office
July 1995 – April 1997
Preceded byAli Asad Khan
Succeeded byAkhtar H. Bukhari
Personal details
Born
Raja Rizwan Ullah Khan

13 August 1957
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Died20 February 2003(2003-02-20) (aged 45)
Kohat Pass, Pakistan
EducationCadet 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 awardsNational 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]
NicknameRazi
Military service
Branch/service Pakistan Air Force
Years of service1976–2003
Rank Air commodore
CommandsDirector OR&D Directorate of Plans AHQ (PAF)
Deputy Director OR&D
No. 11 Squadron PAF
Chief Instructor CCS
Military awardsSword 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]

  1. ^ Combat Commanders' School Sargodha History
  2. ^ a b c "A/Cdr Rizwanullah Khan's profile (1957–2003)". www.abdalians.com. 11 May 2003.
  3. ^ "Rizwan Scholars awards scholarships to 200 students". www.brecorder.com. 28 June 2009.
  4. ^ "The wind beneath their wings". jang.com.pk. 14 September 2008.