Iftikhar Ali Khan (general)

Not to be confused with Iftikhar Khan.

Lieutenant General Iftikhar Ali Khan
Born	(1941-01-05)5 January 1941 Chakri, Punjab, British India, (now Pakistan)
Died	22 August 2009(2009-08-22) (aged 68) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1962 – 1997
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	11 Baloch Regiment 28 Baloch Regiment 5 Azad Kashmir Regiment
Commands held	Chief Instructor AFWC at NDC President National Defence College Commander XXXI Corps Chief of General Staff (CGS)
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Basalat
Alma mater	Cadet College Hasan Abdal Pakistan Military Academy
Relations	Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan (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

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.

Personal life

He was the older brother of Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan.

Military career

Iftikhar Ali Khan was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in October 1961 in the 26th PMA Long Course. Khan served as the Chief Instructor of the Armed Forces War College at National Defence College, Rawalpindi from April 1991 to May 1993. 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

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.