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{{Short description|Pakistani
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (Pakistan)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| name = Farooq Feroze Khan
| native_name = <!--The person's name in their own language, if different.-->
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| honorific_suffix = {{small|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI(M)]]  [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI(M)]]  [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz|SI(M)]]  [[Sitara-e-Basalat|SBt]]  [[Legion of Merit|LoM]]}}
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| order = 8th [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]]
| office =
| term_start = 10 November 1994
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| constituency =
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| predecessor = Gen. [[Shamim Alam Khan|Shamim
| successor = Gen. [[Jehangir Karamat]], [[Pakistan Army|PA]]
| prior_term =
| order2 = 6th [[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Air Staff]]
| office2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
| term_start2 = 9 March 1991
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| birth_name = Farooq Feroze Khan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|08|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|10|09|1939|08|17|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]]
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| website = <!--Military service-->
| nickname = ''Feroze Khan, Jr.''<br />''Feroz''<br />''Starfighter''<br />''Feroz Khan II''
| allegiance = {{PAK}}
| branch = {{air force|PAK}}
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| rank = [[File:ACM.png|10px]] [[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Air chief marshal]]
| unit = [[No. 9 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force)|No 9. Squadron ''Griffins'']]
| commands = [[Vice Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
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[[Air chief marshal (Pakistan)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Farooq Feroze Khan'''
His career in the Air Force is subjected to distinction as he was the only [[air force officer]] whose career spanned more than 40 years of [[military service]].{{rp|355}}<ref name="Shaheen Foundation, 2001" /> He is also the only Air Force general to be appointed a [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|Chairman joint chiefs]] to date.{{when|date=September 2018}}<ref name="StoryPAF">The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988–1998: A Battle Against Odds (Oxford University Press, 2000)</ref><ref name="Ikram Sehgal publications">{{cite web|last1=Sehgal|first1=Maj. Ikram|authorlink1=Ikram Sehgal|title=Integrated defence command|url=http://www.sehgalfamily.com/?p=3019|website=www.sehgalfamily.com|publisher=Ikram Sehgal publications|accessdate=3 January 2018|language=en-pk}}</ref>
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===Early life and career in the military===
[[File:F-104Cs 435th TFS in flight Oct 1966.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The [[F-104 Starfighter|F-104]] in flight: [[Squadron Leader]] Feroze Khan flew various [[Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965|combat missions]] in the [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|1965 war]] with [[India]].{{rp|82}}<ref name="Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014"/>]]
Farooq Feroze Khan was born in [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay Province]] in [[British Indian Empire|British India Empire]] on 17 August 1939.{{rp|355–356}}<ref name="Shaheen Foundation, 2001">{{cite book|last1=Sheikh, PAF|first1=Lt. Gen. (retd) Rashid Sheikh|title=The story of the Pakistan Air Force, 1988–1998 : a battle against odds|date=2001|publisher=Shaheen Foundation|location=Karachi, Sindh Pk.|isbn=9698553002|pages=414|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FbLfAAAAMAAJ|language=en-pk|format=google books}}</ref>{{rp|56–57}}<ref name="Economist Publications, 1989">{{cite book|title=Pakistan and Gulf Economist|date=1989|publisher=Economist Publications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lbpIAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=3 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> His family belonged to a [[Burki]] tribe of [[
Feroze was educated at the [[PAF Public School Sargodha|PAF Public School]] in [[Sargodha]] where he completed his [[Senior Cambridge]], and joined the Pakistan Air Force in 1956.{{rp|73–74}}<ref name="Economic & Industrial Publications., 1990">{{cite book|title=Economic Review|date=1990|publisher=Economic & Industrial Publications.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=osfsAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=4 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>{{rp|355–357}}<ref name="Shaheen Foundation, 2001"/><ref name="PAF Public School in Sargodha">{{cite web|title=Illustrious Students|url=http://pafcollegesargodha.com/pages/display/64/1|website=pafcollegesargodha.com|publisher=PAF Public School in Sargodha|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nettracks2000.com/sargodhians/profiles.htm#Farooq "Profile of Farooq Feroze Khan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427063438/http://www.nettracks2000.com/sargodhians/profiles.htm#Farooq |date=27 April 2009 }} ''Sargodhians website'', accessed 1 June 2009</ref> He was sent to attend the [[Pakistan Air Force Academy]] in [[Risalpur]], but later selected as one of few cadets to attend the [[United States Air Force Academy|U.S. Air Force Academy]] in [[Colorado]], [[United States]].{{rp|355–357}}<ref name="Shaheen Foundation, 2001"/> Upon completing the [[Aviation Cadet Training Program (USAAF)|pilot training program]] from the [[USAF Academy]], Feroze gained [[Commissioned officer|commission]] as a [[Pilot officer|P/Off.]] in the [[No. 9 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force)|No. 9 Squadron ''Griffins'']] of the Air Force in January 1959.{{rp|72}}<ref name="Air Headquarters., 1988">{{cite journal|title=Shaheen|journal=Journal of the Pakistan Air Force|date=1988|volume=35|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uV8owzvrKrkC|accessdate=3 January 2018|publisher=Air Headquarters., 1988|location=Islamabad|language=en|format=google books}}</ref>
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After the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|third war]] with [[India]] in 1971, [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing-Commander]] Feroze joined the faculty of the [[PAF Base Mushaf|Combat Commander's School]] in [[Sargodha Airbase|Sargodha Air Force Base]], instructing on the methods of [[Dogfight|combat flights]].{{rp|360}}<ref name="Shaheen Foundation, 2001"/> During this time, [[Wing commander (rank)|Wg-Cdr.]] Feroze was posted in the [[Pakistan Armed Forces International deployments|Pakistan Armed Forces–Middle East Command]], briefly commanding a [[Wing (military aviation unit)|fighter wing]] in the [[United Arab Emirates Air Force]] for nearly three years.{{rp|73}}<ref name="Excerpts from Economic review">{{cite book|title=Excerpts from Economic review|date=1990|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=osfsAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA73|accessdate=4 January 2018}}</ref>
In 1982–83, [[Air Commodore|Air-Commodore]] Feroze was elevated as the [[base commander]] of the [[Sargodha Airbase|Sargodha AFB]], witnessing the introduction of [[United States|American-built]] [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16s]].{{rp|43}}<ref name="Dorrance Publishing, 2013">{{cite book|last1=Najib|first1=Shireen|title=My Life, My Stories|date=2013|publisher=Dorrance Publishing|isbn=9781480900004|pages=160|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J_6o1jKr2KUC&pg=PA43|accessdate=4 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 1984–85, [[Air Commodore|Air-Cdre.]] Feroze was promoted to the [[Two-star rank|two-star]] promotion when [[Air vice-marshal|Air Vice-Marshal]] Feroze was appointed [[Air officer commanding|AOC]] of the [[List of Pakistan Air Force Bases|Southern Air Command]] based in [[Karachi]], and later as the [[List of Pakistan Air Force Bases|Central Air Command]] based in [[Sargodha]].{{rp|73–74}}<ref name="Economic & Industrial Publications., 1990" /> In 1988, Air Vice Marshal Feroze, serving as the [[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)|
In 1990, [[Air Marshal|Air-Mshl.]] Feroze was taken on [[secondment]] by [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Benazir Bhutto]] as the [[Managing director|Managing-Director]] of the [[Pakistan International Airlines]], which he managed until 1991.{{rp|81}}<ref>{{cite book|title=The Herald|date=1990|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sdc_Q2__50wC|accessdate=4 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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==Chairman joint chiefs==
In 1994, the extension made him the most senior [[military officer]] in the [[Pakistani military]] but this became a subject of controversy in the Air Force, when many senior [[air officer]]s showed resentment towards this decision taken by the [[Bainazir Bhuttoo Government|civil government]] at that time.{{rp|17}}<ref name="The Herald, 1994">{{cite journal|editor1-last=Sehgal|editor1-first=Ikram|editor1-link=Ikram Sehgal|title=Reshuffing the Deck|journal=The Herald|date=1994|volume=25|issue=4–5|pages=35|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qby_oTLRi40C|accessdate=5 January 2018 |publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications |location=Islamabad |language=en|format=google books}}</ref>{{rp|48}}<ref name="Globe, 1994">{{cite journal|last1=Mahmood|first1=Afzal|title=The Pakistan Air Force |journal=Globe |date=1994 |volume=7 |issue=7–11 |pages=55 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xzhnAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Afzal Mahmood|location=Islamabad|language=en|format=google books}}</ref> Upon the retirement of Gen. [[Shamim Alam Khan|Shamim
As [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|Chairman joint chiefs]], [[Air Chief Marshal|ACM]] Feroze attempted to procure the [[Mikoyan MiG-29|MiG-29F]] and the [[Sukhoi Su-27|Su-27]] aircraft from the [[Eastern Europe]] as well as [[Mirage 2000]] from [[Qatar]], with a view to replacing the [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16s]] but this was met with strong opposition from [[Air Chief Marshal|ACM]] [[Abbas Khattak|Khattak]], the [[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|air chief]], who was unimpressed with the war performances of Russian fighter jets.{{rp|58–60}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Air Force Chief says that F-16s "Not Indispensable"|date=1994|publisher=Daily Report: Near East & South Asia, The Service|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92dPTgGKdosC|accessdate=5 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 1995, Gen. Feroze Khan also provided his crucial military support and political advocacy for the development of the [[Shaheen-I|Shaheen program]] with a view to keeping the second-strike capability.{{rp|89}}<ref name="StoryPAF" />
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Upon retiring on 9 November 1997, Gen. [[Jehangir Karamat]] was eventually appointed to replace him and who took the role of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] to new heights and took the [[Pakistani military|four-tiered military]] into a responsive and efficient fighting machine in the 21st century.<ref name="Defence Journal, 1999"/> His uniform was placed in the [[PAF Museum, Karachi|PAF Museum]] in [[Karachi]], where he was retired in his estate.{{rp|355}}<ref name="Shaheen Foundation, 2001" />
== Awards and
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |
|-
|
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Nishan-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon= |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e- |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=10 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=20 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=30 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=40 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hijri Tamgha.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Jamhuriat Tamgha 1988.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal, 2006.svg|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=The Order of Oman (Military) - 1st Class.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=CISM Order of Merit - Grand Knight.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Bahrain, 1st class.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=US Legion of Merit Commander ribbon.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Military Merit (Jordan) - Grand Cordon.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Merit - Syria.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Medaille de l'Aeronautique ribbon.svg|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of King Abdulaziz, 1st Class (Saudi Arabia).png|width=130}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="
|-
| colspan="2" |'''[[
'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''
''(Order of Excellence)''
| colspan="2" |[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|'''Hilal-e-Imtiaz''']]
'''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''
|-
|'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|Sitara-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''
''(Star of Excellence)''
|'''[[Sitara-e-Basalat]]'''
|'''[[
|'''[[
|-
|'''[[
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1971)''
|'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|20 Years Service Medal]]'''
|-
|'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|40 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-]]'''
'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam]]'''
''(100th Birth Anniversary of''
''[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]])''
'''1976'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Hijri Tamgha]]'''
'''1979'''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Jamhuriat Tamgha]]'''
''(Democracy Medal)''
'''1988'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha]]'''
''(Resolution Day''
''Golden Jubilee Medal)''
'''1990'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan]]'''
''Golden Jubilee Medal)'' '''1997'''
|'''[[Order of Oman|The Order of Oman]]
[[Order of Oman|'''(Military)''']]
'''[[Order of Oman|Class I]]'''
'''([[Oman]])'''
|-
|'''[[International Military Sports Council#CISM Honors and Awards|CISM]]'''
'''[[International Military Sports Council#CISM Honors and Awards|Medal of Merit]]'''
'''[[International Military Sports Council#CISM Honors and Awards|(Grand Knight)]]'''
|[[King Hamad Order of the Renaissance|'''The Order of Bahrain''']]
[[King Hamad Order of the Renaissance|'''Class I''']]
('''[[Bahrain]]''')
|[[Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey|'''Turkish Order of Honor''']]
'''([[Turkey]])'''
|'''[[Legion of Merit|
'''[[Legion of Merit|
'''([[United States|USA]])'''
|-
|'''[[Order of Military Merit (Jordan)|Order of Military Merit]]'''
'''[[Order of Military Merit (Jordan)|Grand Cordon]]'''
'''([[Syria|Jordan]])'''
|
''(Wisam al Istehqaq)''
'''([[Syria]])'''
|'''[[Aeronautical Medal]]'''
'''([[France]])'''
|'''[[Order of Abdulaziz al Saud|Order of King Abdul Aziz]]'''
'''[[Order of Abdulaziz al Saud|(1st Class)]]'''
'''([[Saudi Arabia]])'''
|}
=== Foreign Decorations ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" style="background:#006400; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |'''Foreign Awards'''
|-
!{{flag|Oman}}
|'''[[Order of Oman|The Order of Oman
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=The Order of Oman (Military) - 1st Class.png|width=130}}
|-
|[[File:CISM flag.svg|130x130px]]
|'''[[International Military Sports Council#CISM Honors and Awards|CISM Medal of Merit - Grand Knight]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=CISM Order of Merit - Grand Knight.png|width=130}}
|-
!'''{{flag|Bahrain}}'''
|[[King Hamad Order of the Renaissance|'''The Order of Bahrain - Class I''']]
|
|-
!'''{{flag|Turkey}}'''
|[[Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey|'''Turkish Legion of Merit''']]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit.png|width=130}}
|-
!{{flag|USA}}
|[[Legion of Merit|'''The Legion of Merit''' '''(Degree of Commander)''']]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=US Legion of Merit Commander ribbon.png|width=130}}
|-
!'''{{flag|Jordan}}'''
|'''[[Order of Military Merit (Jordan)|The Order of Military Merit]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Military Merit (Jordan) - Grand Cordon.png|width=130}}
|-
!{{flag|Syria}}
|'''[[Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic|Order of Merit]]''' (''Wisam al Istehqaq'')
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Merit - Syria.png|width=130}}
|-
!'''{{flag|
|'''[[Aeronautical Medal]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Medaille de l'Aeronautique ribbon.svg|width=130}}
|-
!{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|'''[[Order of Abdulaziz al Saud|Order of King Abdul Aziz
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of King Abdulaziz, 1st Class (Saudi Arabia).png|width=130}}
|}
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Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) SBt LoM (Urdu: فاروق فيروز خان ; born: 17 August 1939 – 9 October 2021), best known as Feroze Khan, was a Pakistani military officer who served as the 6th four-star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force and also served as the 8th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, appointed in 1994 and retiring in 1997.[1]
His career in the Air Force is subjected to distinction as he was the only air force officer whose career spanned more than 40 years of military service.: 355 [2] He is also the only Air Force general to be appointed a Chairman joint chiefs to date.[when?][3][4]
Biography[edit]
Early life and career in the military[edit]
Farooq Feroze Khan was born in Bombay, Bombay Province in British India Empire on 17 August 1939.: 355–356 [2]: 56–57 [6] His family belonged to a Burki tribe of Ormur ethnicity, hailing from Jalandhar.: 357 [2] His father, Feroze Khan, Sr., was a professional Field hockey player who won the Olympic gold medal for India, but later migrated and played for the Pakistan National Hockey Team for the remainder of his life.: 357 [2]
Feroze was educated at the PAF Public School in Sargodha where he completed his Senior Cambridge, and joined the Pakistan Air Force in 1956.: 73–74 [7]: 355–357 [2][8][9] He was sent to attend the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur, but later selected as one of few cadets to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, United States.: 355–357 [2] Upon completing the pilot training program from the USAF Academy, Feroze gained commission as a P/Off. in the No. 9 Squadron Griffins of the Air Force in January 1959.: 72 [10]
In the United States, he was trained as a fighter pilot to fly the F-104 Starfighter on several aerial combat missions.: 82 [5] He was known for his skills while maneuvering the aircraft in a combat mode from a subsonic to supersonic speed.: 82 [5] While living in the United States, Flt-Lt. Feroze Khan served as an exchange officer with the United States Air Force, completing several years of aerial combat training with the American pilots.: 72–148 [11] Upon returning in the 1960s, he was attached to the Royal Air Force as a military liaison officer, and flew British aircraft in their inventory.: 355 [2]
In 1965, Squadron-Leader Feroze flew on his F-104 Starfighter on various combat missions against the Indian Air Force during the various combat missions during the second war with India.: 82–83 [5] After the war, Sq-Ldr. Feroze was sent to join the No. 5 Squadron Falcons, which later formed the PAF's aerobatics team, Sherdils, where he displayed his skills while flying the F-104, alongside the F-86 Sabre flown by Flight lieutenant Cecil.[12]
In 1966–67, Sq-Ldr. Feroze was among the first group of fighter pilots who were sent to France for their conversion from American F-104 to French Mirage-III.: 83–84 [5] After his conversion, Sqn. Ldr. Feroze was posted as an air adviser to the Eastern Air Command in East-Pakistan, providing mission support to conduct combat air patrol near the Kalaikunda Air Force Station near the Eastern front of India.: 204–205 [11]
In 1971, Sqn. Ldr. Feroze, now flying the Mirage-III, participated in preemptive airstrikes in India, which eventually led to the third war with India.: 83–85 [5]
Death[edit]
Farooq Feroze died due to cardiac arrest in Islamabad on 9 October 2021 at the age of 82.[13][14]
War and command appointments[edit]
After the third war with India in 1971, Wing-Commander Feroze joined the faculty of the Combat Commander's School in Sargodha Air Force Base, instructing on the methods of combat flights.: 360 [2] During this time, Wg-Cdr. Feroze was posted in the Pakistan Armed Forces–Middle East Command, briefly commanding a fighter wing in the United Arab Emirates Air Force for nearly three years.: 73 [15]
In 1982–83, Air-Commodore Feroze was elevated as the base commander of the Sargodha AFB, witnessing the introduction of American-built F-16s.: 43 [16] In 1984–85, Air-Cdre. Feroze was promoted to the two-star promotion when Air Vice-Marshal Feroze was appointed AOC of the Southern Air Command based in Karachi, and later as the Central Air Command based in Sargodha.: 73–74 [7] In 1988, Air Vice Marshal Feroze, serving as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) was elevated to the three-star promotion when he was appointed the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) under ACM Hakeemullah Durrani.: 72 [17] During this time, Air-Marshal Feroze took an interest and participated in board of inquiry that investigated the mysterious circumstances involved in the death of President Zia-ul-Haq.: 156–162 [18]
In 1990, Air-Mshl. Feroze was taken on secondment by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto as the Managing-Director of the Pakistan International Airlines, which he managed until 1991.: 81 [19]
Chief of Air staff[edit]
On 9 March 1991, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promoted Air-Mshl. Feroze to the four-star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force, subsequently appointing the Air Chief Marshal as the new Chief of Air Staff (CAS).: 23 [20] ACM Feroze assumed the command of the Air Force at a difficult time, when the military embargo by the United States on a suspicion of a covert nuclear weapons program was enforced.: 356–357 [2] During this time, he launched the program to acquire the license to reproduce the Australian Mirage-III and induction of F-7P from China at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC).: 356–357 [2]
In 1994, ACM Feroze was given a one-year extension to continue serving as an air chief.: 473 [21]
Chairman joint chiefs[edit]
In 1994, the extension made him the most senior military officer in the Pakistani military but this became a subject of controversy in the Air Force, when many senior air officers showed resentment towards this decision taken by the civil government at that time.: 17 [22]: 48 [23] Upon the retirement of Gen. Shamim Alam on 8 November 1994, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto approved ACM Feroze to be elevated as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee—this was the first time the chairmanship was rotated to the Air Force since its inception in 1976.: 48–49 [23]
As Chairman joint chiefs, ACM Feroze attempted to procure the MiG-29F and the Su-27 aircraft from the Eastern Europe as well as Mirage 2000 from Qatar, with a view to replacing the F-16s but this was met with strong opposition from ACM Khattak, the air chief, who was unimpressed with the war performances of Russian fighter jets.: 58–60 [24] In 1995, Gen. Feroze Khan also provided his crucial military support and political advocacy for the development of the Shaheen program with a view to keeping the second-strike capability.: 89 [3]
His tenure as Chairman joint chiefs is criticized by the defense observer in the country for not being able to take steps in strengthening the role of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, and was largely seen as ineffective and unable to provide any military or political advice to Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her administration on a longer extension— the void was filled by then-army chief, Gen. Jehangir Karamat.[25]
Critics observed that ACM Feroze's preference of "flying solo" and his nature of working alone further complicated the matters in the military that required the comprehensive collaboration and teamwork in national security issues.[25] According to the critical paper penned by defense analyst, Ikram Sehgal, "ACM Feroze marked ineffectiveness in the post of Chairman and its institution."[25]
Upon retiring on 9 November 1997, Gen. Jehangir Karamat was eventually appointed to replace him and who took the role of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee to new heights and took the four-tiered military into a responsive and efficient fighting machine in the 21st century.[25] His uniform was placed in the PAF Museum in Karachi, where he was retired in his estate.: 355 [2]
Awards and decorations[edit]
PAF GD(P) Badge RED (More than 3000 Flying Hours) | |||
Nishan-e-Imtiaz
(Order of Excellence) |
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
(Crescent of Excellence) | ||
Sitara-e-Imtiaz
(Star of Excellence) |
Sitara-e-Basalat
(Star of Good Conduct) |
Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War
(War Star 1965) |
Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War
(War Star 1971) |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War
(War Medal 1965) |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War
(War Medal 1971) |
10 Years Service Medal | 20 Years Service Medal |
30 Years Service Medal | 40 Years Service Medal | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-
(100th Birth Anniversary of 1976 |
Hijri Tamgha
(Hijri Medal) 1979 |
Jamhuriat Tamgha
(Democracy Medal) 1988 |
Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha
(Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 |
Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan
(Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997 |
The Order of Oman
(Oman) |
CISM | The Order of Bahrain
(Bahrain) |
Turkish Order of Honor
(Turkey) |
The Legion of Merit
(USA) |
Order of Military Merit
(Jordan) |
Order of Merit
(Wisam al Istehqaq) (Syria) |
Aeronautical Medal
(France) |
Order of King Abdul Aziz |
Foreign Decorations[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988–1998: A Battle Against Odds (Oxford University Press, 2000)
- ^ Sehgal, Maj. Ikram. "Integrated defence command". www.sehgalfamily.com. Ikram Sehgal publications. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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- ^ a b Sadiq, Johnny (2006). Come Fly With Me Jets (google books) (1st ed.). Sama Editorial and Publishing Services. p. 269. ISBN 9698784489. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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- ^ Majeed, Tariq (2006). Masterminds of Air Massacres of August 17 in Pakistan to Sept. 11 in America (1st ed.). Karachi, Pakistan: Bait-ul-Hikmat. p. 774. ISBN 9789698983031. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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- ^ Grover, Verinder; Arora, Ranjana (1997). Pakistan, Fifty Years of Independence: Fifty years of Pakistan's independence: a chronology of events, 1947–97. New Delhi: Deep & Deep. ISBN 9788171009251. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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- ^ a b c d Sehgal, Ikram (April 1999). "Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC)". www.defencejournal.com. Islamabad: Defence Journal. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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