1965 War Hero Air Marshal Nur Khan Passes Away.

[Lodhi]

ISLAMABAD - Air Marshal (retd) Malik Nur Khan, the hero of the 1965 Pak-India war, who later served as the Governor of West Pakistan died on Thursday at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi after protracted illness. Nur Khan was also part of the Pakistani contingent that clashed with the Israeli Air Force during the Six Day War (Arab Israel war 1967).
Air Marshal (retd) Malik Nur Khan (born 22 February 1923) was the Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Air Force from 1965 to 1969. He led the Pakistan air force in achieving parity over the three times bigger Indian air force on the first day of the 1965 war. Nur Khan belonged to a small Village of Dandi, Tamman, Talagang.
He later served as the Governor of West Pakistan and President of Pakistan Hockey Federation and Pakistan Cricket Board. Nur Khan was commissioned in the British Indian Air Force on 6 January 1941. Earlier he had attended the Royal Indian Military College at Dehra Dun after completing his education at Aitchison College, Lahore.
Nur Khan was also a member of the National Assembly from 1985 till 1988. He contested in 1988 election on a PPP ticket from NA 44 Chakwal II but wasn’t successful. After defeat in the 1988 elections he decided to retire from politics and his cousin Malik Mumtaz Khan Tamman and Malik Allah Dad Awan began contesting elections from the same constituency. Notable amongst his assignments before partition was that of a flight commander in No 4 Squadron. In the RPAF, he commanded the PAF Academy and, as an air commodore, of No. 1 Group at Peshawar. He also had a stint at the Air Headquarters as the Assistant Chief of Staff Air.
Nur Khan was also part of the Pakistani contingent that clashed with the Israeli Air Force during the Six Day War. Israel President Ezer Weizman, who was also Commander of the Israeli Air Force and the Minister of Defense of Israel, wrote in his autobiography that: “He was a formidable fellow and I was glad that he was Pakistani and not Egyptian”. Nur Khan was the Air Marshal of Pakistan Air Force, Governor of West Pakistan and the Chairman of Pakistan International Airlines. In 1960, PIA imported its first jetliner (a Boeing 707-321 leased from Pan Am) under Nur Khan. Nur Khan was PIA’s Managing Director from 1959 to 1965. He succeeded in making PIA profitable basis within six years. Under his charismatic and inspirational leadership PIA became one of the leading and respected airlines of the world. Under his tenure PIA became the first Asian airline to operate jet aircrafts.
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011...n-passes-away/

[janbazali]

Inna Lillah e Wa Ina Aleh e Rajion

Allah tala un k darajaat buland karay

[rafay1122]

Inna Lilahi wa inna iliahi rajaon

These were the men who had lived under slavery and so worked hard because they saw a dream along with Iqbal and Jinnah...unlike the pigs sitting on us now

[aneeskhan]

Great soldier great adminstrator whereever he was deployed he gave always good results.He brought success in Hockey,Cricket,PIA &off course hero of Pakistan Air Force.We must pay all tribute to him.He was the man who entered hijacked plain even being chief &got bullets in his bodies.

[Unicorn]

A great man who spoke the truth about 1965 war and lived a good honest life. My sympathies to his loved ones

[gazoomartian]

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيۡهِ رَٲجِعُونَ

اللہ انکو جنت میں جگہ دے - آمین ثم آمین

پی آئ اے کو انہوں نے منافع بخش بنا ڈالا


اور زرداری اسکو کھا گیا

[only_truths]

My heartfelt condolences to Noor Khan family.

Watch video of what Noor Khan has said about 1965 war from 5.01 on video I to till the till end on Video 3.

[zeshaan]

انا لله وانا اليه راجعون
Duaa hay Bari taala marhoom koo apnay jawar e remat main jaga atta farmaay aoor marhoom kee khataain muaaf farmaay,aoor pass mandgaan koo sabar kee toofeeq atta farmaay.

[hans]

Now may I Ask my Dear Pakistani, brothers and sisters...who started 1965 War?

After Watching Nur Khan Video clip... do we need to re write our History books. Do we need to change our prospective about how aggressive we Pakistani are?

[Young]

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيۡهِ رَٲجِعُونَ

[NonStopLeo]

Salute to such heros.
May ALLAH rest his soul in heaven.

[PAKISTAN12]

[Khalid]

إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ


Every soul shall have taste of death

[Halaku]

[zeshaan]

1965, kaa sarfarosh hero,
Aoor sirf 14 post,
kia hoo gayaa hay hamain,Hamaree qoom itnee hee bayhiss hochukee hay,iss mulk kay liay sar dhar kee bazee laganay walay kee buss itnee hee ahmeat?

[hussain malik]

Inna Lillah e Wa Ina Aleh e Rajion

[Queue Farms]

Air Marshal Nur Khan, who passed away on December 15, at the age of 88, was a man born to lead and a name associated with heroic tales. Many people rise to the top in their chosen field after decades of hard work; Nur Khan succeeded no matter how foreign the field. An air force man, he rose to become commander-in-chief, a position he held for four years from 1965-1969.


But that was hardly the start of his myriad accomplishments. In fact, even before he was commander-in-chief of the air force, Nur Khan served as managing director of PIA. The position is now associated with nepotism, corruption and inefficiency, all in the service of one the largest-loss making state corporations. It can be hard, then, to remember that back in the 1960s, thanks to the efforts of Nur Khan and other dedicated professionals, PIA was one of the most respected — and profitable — names in aviation. Civilians and the military alike respected and utilised the talents of Nur Khan. Ayub Khan appointed him governor of West Punjab after his term as commander-in-chief ended. And so successful was Nur Khan in running PIA from 1959 to 1965, that in 1973 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto personally requested that he take over the airline, then facing financial difficulties. Once again he was able to turn around the fortunes of the national carrier.

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[Bombaybuz]

Yeh Ghazi Ye Teray Pur-Israr Banday
Jinhain Tunay Bakhsha Hai Zoq-e-Khudai
Do-Neem In Ki Thokar Main Sehra-o-Darya
Simat Ker Pahaar In Ki Haibat Se Raa-ee
Shahadat Hai Matloob-o-Maqsood-e-Momin
Na Maal-e-Ghaneemat Na Kishwar Kushai
Do Alam Se Kerti Hai Begaana Dil Ko
Ajab Cheez Hai Lazzat-e-Aashnai (Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal)

MAY ALLAH LET HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE ... AND CHANGE HIS GRAVE INTO A PLACE OF SECURITY.

[hawkeyeblue]

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيۡهِ رَٲجِعُونَ

[zeshaan]

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