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Iftikhar Ali Khan (general)

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Iftikhar Ali Khan

Born(1941-01-05)5 January 1941
Chakri, Punjab, British India, (now Pakistan)
Died22 August 2009(2009-08-22) (aged 68)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Service / branch Pakistan Army
Years of service1962 – 1997
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit
Commands
Battles / wars
Awards
Alma mater
RelationsChaudhary Nisar Ali Khan[3] (brother)
Other workDefence Secretary of Pakistan

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

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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

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He was the older brother of Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan.[5]

Military career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ https://ndu.edu.pk/president-img/lt-gen-iftikhar-ali-khan.jpg [bare URL image file]
  2. ^ "Lt. Gen. Iftikhar Ali".
  3. ^ "Nisar's last bet".
  4. ^ "The Chaudhry of Chakri". 22 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Nisar's last bet".
  6. ^ "Lt. Gen. Iftikhar Ali".
  7. ^ "Chief Instructors Gallery" Archived 2011-01-26 at the Wayback Machine National Defence University, Islamabad accessed 6 October 2009
  8. ^ "Former defence secretary laid to rest in Chakri". 24 August 2009.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of General Staff
1996 – 1997
Succeeded by