Zafar Chaudhry

Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry
ظفر چودھری
8th Chief of Air Staff
In office March 3, 1972 – April 15, 1974
President	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Prime Minister	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Preceded by	Abdul Rahim Khan
Succeeded by	Zulfiqar Ali Khan
Personal details
Born	(1926-08-19) 19 August 1926
Awards	Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Air Force
Years of service	1945–1974
Rank	Air Marshal (Lieutenant General)
Unit	No. 7 Squadron Bandits
Commands	Pakistan Air Force Academy PAF Base Sargodha ACAS (Operations) Pakistan International Airlines Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry, SQA (born 19 August 1926) was a three-star air force officer and the first Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force from March 1972 to April 1974. His predecessor, Abdul Rahim Khan, was called Commander-in-Chief. Before becoming the air chief, Chaudhry served as the Managing Director of the national airline Pakistan International Airlines from July 1971 to March 1972.

Early life

He was commissioned in the Royal Indian Air Force on 9th April 1945. Chaudhry has commanded No. 9 Squadron, No. 32 Flying Wing (Mauripur), PAF Academy Risalpur and PAF Base Sargodha.

Early Career

Amongst his staff appointments, he was Director of Operations, Director of Plans and ACAS (Operations) at the AHQ. Among his important assignments in the PAF were: after commander of the PAF Academy and later of PAF Base Sargodha; at Air Headquarter, he did a tour as chief of operations. In between, he graduated from two British staff colleges as well as the Imperial Defence College.

Personal life

Chaudhry is a tireless campaigner for Human Rights in Pakistan and is a founding member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, has served as its Treasurer and is currently a Council Member.. Zafar Chaudhry belongs to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

External links

• Bio of Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry
• About the HRCP

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