Profile
Nur Khan
Politician + Administrator + Air Marshal
Male
Born
Feb 22, 1923
Hometown
Chakwal
Died
Dec 15, 2011
Death Place
Rawalpindi
Nationality
People Of Pakistan
Air Marshal Nur Khan (Urdu: نور خان, born Malik Nur Khan HS, HQA, SPk HJ, was a high-profile military official who represented the Pakistan Air Force as its Air Commander-in-Chief in the ruling military governments of Field Marshal Ayub Khan and General… Read More
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1923
Birth
Khan was born on February 22, 1923, in a small village (called "Dandi") in the Tamman range of Talagang District of Punjab British state, British Indian Empire.
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TEENAGE
1941
18 Years Old
On January 6 of 1941, Nur Khan was commissioned into the Royal Indian Air Force in No. 1 Squadron where he was sent to participate in the Burma Campaign 1942 where he flew bombing and combat air missions.
TWENTIES
1946
23 Years Old
In 1946, Nur Khan was elevated to a role as the Flight Commander of No. 4 Squadron of the RIAF which he commanded until 1947.
1947
24 Years Old
In 1947, after the establishment of Pakistan, Nur Khan opted for Pakistan's citizenship and was transferred to the newly formed Pakistan Air Force.
1950
27 Years Old
Between 1950-62, Nur Khan commanded the newly formed Pakistan Air Force Academy and then held various key appointments including command of Chaklala, Peshawar and Mauripur stations and, as an air commodore, of No. 1 Group at Peshawar.
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THIRTIES
In 1959, following a series of mishaps in the country’s airlines, Air Marshal Nur Khan was deputed to head the amalgamated Pakistan Airlines Corporation where he remained till taking over from Air Marshal Asghar Khan in July 65.
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FORTIES
1969
46 Years Old
Following his retirement from the PAF, Nur Khan was appointed by the military government as the Governor of West Pakistan in 1969 but soon resigned after mounting serious disagreements with the military government in 1970, and was finally forced out of the military government by President General Yahya Khan in 1971.
FIFTIES
1973
50 Years Old
In 1973, Nur Khan was specially requested by the government of Pakistan to resume control of PIA.
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1976
53 Years Old
In 1976, he joined hands with then-Prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who appointed him as President of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF); and in 1980, he became Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after General Zia-ul-Haq requested him to take control of the country's cricket administator.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1985
62 Years Old
Nur Khan was also a member of the National Assembly from 1985 till 1988.
1987
64 Years Old
Always a sports enthusiast as well as an able sports administrator, he was the founder of the annual Champions Trophy in field hockey and helped organise the 1987 Cricket World Cup in India & Pakistan as PCB head.
He also contested in the 1988 elections on a PP ticket from NA 44 Chakwal II but was not successful.
2011
89 Years Old
Died on December 15, 2011.
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