Jump to content

Inamul Haque Khan: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit
→top: fix birth date format, been 'corrupted' for 2 years!! "23" was appearing on the left of the Urdu script. Please check date if returning dript
Line 147: Line 147:
}}
}}


[[Air Marshal]] '''Inamul Haque Khan''' ([[Urdu]]:إنعام الحـــق خان; 23 May 1927 – 10 August 2017) {{small|[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|HI(M)]], [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI(M)]], [[Hilal-i-Jur'at|HJ]]}}, was a [[Three-star general|three-star]] [[air officer]] in the [[Pakistan Air Force]] who is known for his role as [[Air Officer Commanding|AOC]] of the Dacca airbase of the [[Pakistan Air Force]].
[[Air Marshal]] '''Inamul Haque Khan''' (23 May 1927 – 10 August 2017) {{small|[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|HI(M)]], [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI(M)]], [[Hilal-i-Jur'at|HJ]]}}, was a [[Three-star general|three-star]] [[air officer]] in the [[Pakistan Air Force]] who is known for his role as [[Air Officer Commanding|AOC]] of the Dacca airbase of the [[Pakistan Air Force]].


In 1971, Inamul Haque Khan, as [[Air Commodore]], was one of the highest-ranking officer to be taken as a[[Prisoners of war during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|prisoner of war]] by [[India]] after [[Pakistan Eastern Command|Eastern Command]]'s [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief|Commander]] [[Lieutenant-General]] [[A.A.K. Niazi]] signed [[Instrument of Surrender (1971)|an instrument of surrender]] with [[Indian Army]]'s [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief|GOC-in-C]], Lieutenant-General [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]].
In 1971, Inamul Haque Khan, as [[Air Commodore]], was one of the highest-ranking officer to be taken as a[[Prisoners of war during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|prisoner of war]] by [[India]] after [[Pakistan Eastern Command|Eastern Command]]'s [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief|Commander]] [[Lieutenant-General]] [[A.A.K. Niazi]] signed [[Instrument of Surrender (1971)|an instrument of surrender]] with [[Indian Army]]'s [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief|GOC-in-C]], Lieutenant-General [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]].

Revision as of 10:56, 12 June 2020

Air Marshal
Inamul Haque Khan
Interior Minister of Pakistan
In office
14 January 1978 – 5 July 1978
PresidentZia-ul-Haq
Preceded byAbdul Qayyum Khan
Succeeded byMahmoud Haroon
Minister of Housing and Works
In office
1997–1999
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
In office
1978–1982
PresidentZia-ul-Haq
Minister for Water and Power
In office
1980–1981
PresidentZia-ul-Haq
Ambassador of Pakistan to Croatia
In office
1981–1985
PresidentZia-ul-Haq
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office
1985–1988
PresidentZia-ul-Haq
Personal details
Born(1927-05-23)23 May 1927
Delhi, India
(Present-day Delhi in India)
Died10 August 2017(2017-08-10) (aged 90)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Resting placePAF Base Nur Khan
Nationality Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
(1988–2011)
Alma materNational Defence University
(MSc in War studies)
Aligarh Muslim University
(B.A., M.A. in Eng Lit.)
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Air Force
Years of service1948–81
Rank Air Marshal
CommandsPAF Base Dacca
Cmdnt Air War College
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
AwardsHilal-i-Imtiaz (military)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military)
Hilal-i-Jur'at

Air Marshal Inamul Haque Khan (23 May 1927 – 10 August 2017) HI(M), SI(M), HJ, was a three-star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force who is known for his role as AOC of the Dacca airbase of the Pakistan Air Force.

In 1971, Inamul Haque Khan, as Air Commodore, was one of the highest-ranking officer to be taken as aprisoner of war by India after Eastern Command's Commander Lieutenant-General A.A.K. Niazi signed an instrument of surrender with Indian Army's Eastern Command GOC-in-C, Lieutenant-General Jagjit Singh Aurora.

After his repatriation in 1973, he continued to serve in the Air Force with distinction, and eventually joined President General Zia-ul-Haq's administration where he held many cabinet ministries. He was a prolific poet and writer, and published his memoir, Memoirs of Insignificance, in 1999.

Biography

Inamul Haque Khan was born in Delhi in India, into an Urdu-speaking family on 23 May 1927 .: 1 [1] He was educated at the Aligarh Muslim University where he attained his BA and MA in English literature and briefly tenured as professor of English at the Zakir Husain Delhi College from 1945–47.: 28 [1][2]

In 1948, he emigrated to Pakistan, following the partition of India and joined the Pakistan Air Force after seeing an advertisement. Inamul was directed to attend the RPAF,College at Risalpur..: 68 [1] He graduated in the class of 5th GD pilot course from the Air Force Academy.[3][4]

He participated well in the Indo-Pakistani air war during the second war with India in 1965 as Group-Captain, earning recognition as an ace fighter.: 76 [1][5] He continued his lectures on English literature, serving in the faculty at the Islamia College.: 68–69 [1]

In 1969, he was promoted to one star rank, Air Commodore, in the Pakistan Air Force and was stationed in East Pakistan.: 88–89 [1] In June 1971, he took over as the air officer commanding Dacca airbase from Air Commodore Mitty Masud in 1971.[6] As the war progressed, Air Cdre. Haque was instrumental in getting almost all PAF pilots and their aircraft out of Dacca after the Dhaka Airport was permanently damaged by the Indian Air Force, and had all the air force pilots flown out to Burma.[7] Though it was initially thought that the army aviation's evacuation by air was not possible due to the air superiority enjoyed by the IAF, he also provided his expertise to army aviation pilots to take fly out the army helicopters with remaining PAF pilots.[7] He himself, however, stuck to his post till the end of the war and then was taken as a prisoner of war by the Indian Army in 1971.[7]

In 1974, Inamul Haque was repatriated to Pakistan under the agreement signed with India and Bangladesh, and was allowed to continue his service, eventually attaining the three-star rank in the Air Force.: 101–105 [1] Air Vice Marshal Haq had been appointed as the ACAS (Operations) at the Air AHQ, and later commanded as Air Defence Command as its AOC-in-C with a three-star rank, Air Marshal.[8] His command assignment also included as Director General Joint Staff at JS HQ.[8]

Air Mshl Haque was appointed as Interior Minister in the Zia administration until 5 July 1978. From 1978-82, he served as the Minister of Housing and Works[9] In 1980-81, he also led the Ministry of Water and Power[10] In 1981, he was posted on a diplomatic assignment as an envoy to Croatia until 1985.[11]

From 1997–99, he remained part of the cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif but eventually retired.: 201 [1] In 1999, he published his memoirs, Memoirs of Insignificance, that recounts his memories in East-Pakistan.[1] Air Marshal Inamul Haque died of natural causes on the 10 August 2017 at the age of 90 after being ill for quite some time. His funeral prayers were held at PAF Base Noor Khan on 11 August with full military honours.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Haq, PAF, Air Cdre Inamul (1999). Memoirs of Insignificance. Lahore: Dar-ut-Tazkeer. p. 276. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ Inamul Haq (1999). Memoirs of Insignificance. Dar-ut-Tazkeer. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ staff writer, news desk (10 August 2017). "جنگی ہیرو ائیر مارشل(ر)انعام الحق وفات پاگئے". روزنامہ جنگ. روزنامہ جنگ. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ Staff desk, News reporter (10 August 2017). "PAF war hero Air Marshal (R) Inamul Haq dies aged 90". www.geo.tv. GEO TV, 2017. Geo TV. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ^ Excerpts II. 1999.
  6. ^ Haque, Inamul. "Saga of PAF in East Pakistan – 1971 : Planet Earth". Planet earth. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Khan, PA, Brigadier Sher (February 2001). "Last Flight from East Pakistan". www.defencejournal.com. Defence Journal. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ a b staff writer, news desk (10 August 2017). "PAF war veteran Air Marshal Inam-ul-Haque passes away". Associated Press Of Pakistan. Associated Press. Associated Press. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ^ Joint Communiques: 1977-1997. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan. 1998. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence. 1981. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. ^ Daily Report: South Asia. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1983. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  12. ^ Staff news, news editor (10 August 2017). "PAF war hero Air Marshal (R) Inamul Haq dies at 90". www.thenews.com.pk. News International. News International. Retrieved 10 August 2017. {{cite news}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ Khalid, Taimour (10 August 2017). "PAF War Veteran Air Marshal Inam-ul-Haque Passes Away | Pakistan Point". Pakistan Point. Pakistan Point. Pakistan Point. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inamul_Haque_Khan&oldid=962148936"