Iftikhar Ali Khan (general)
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Born | Chakri, Punjab, British India, (now Pakistan) | 5 January 1941
Died | 22 August 2009 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan | (aged 68)
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Years of service | 1962 – 1997 |
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Relations | Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan[3] (brother) |
Other work | Defence Secretary of Pakistan |
Lieutenant General Iftikhar Ali Khan (Urdu: افتخار علی خان), HI(M) SBt (5 January 1941 – 22 August 2009) was a three-star rank army general of the Pakistan Army. He was the former Secretary of Defense and a Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army.
Early life
[edit]Khan was born in a family of Jodhra and Alpial tribes of Rajput on 5 January 1941 to Brigadier (retired) Fateh Khan in Chakri village, Rawalpindi District.[4]
Personal life
[edit]He was the older brother of Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan.[5]
Military career
[edit]Iftikhar Ali Khan was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in October 1961 in the 26th PMA Long Course.[6] Khan served as the Chief Instructor of the Armed Forces War College at National Defence College, Rawalpindi from April 1991 to May 1993.[7] He was promoted to Lieutenant General in May 1993 and did a brief stint as Commandant at the National Defence College, Rawalpindi until June 1993. He was later appointed Commander XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur, a post he held for two and a half years.
Death
[edit]He died on 22 August 2009 from a heart attack. He was buried on 23 August 2009 in his ancestral graveyard in Chakri and his funeral prayers were attended by politicians, senior army officials, and religious scholars.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ https://ndu.edu.pk/president-img/lt-gen-iftikhar-ali-khan.jpg
- ^ "Lt. Gen. Iftikhar Ali".
- ^ "Nisar's last bet".
- ^ "The Chaudhry of Chakri". 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Nisar's last bet".
- ^ "Lt. Gen. Iftikhar Ali".
- ^ "Chief Instructors Gallery" National Defence University, Islamabad accessed 6 October 2009
- ^ "Former defence secretary laid to rest in Chakri". 24 August 2009.