Mujahid Anwar Khan
Mujahid Anwar Khan | |
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مجاہد انور خان | |
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| Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 19 March 2018 – incumbent | |
| President | Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | ACM Sohail Aman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan [1] Pakistan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1983– Present |
| Rank |   Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands | DCAS (Operations) DCAS (Support) ACAS (Operations) Director General Air Force Strategic Command Director General C4I |
| Battles/wars | 2001 India-Pakistan standoff 2008 Indo-Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan India–Pakistan border skirmishes (2019) |
| Awards |  Nishan-e-Imtiaz(Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz |
Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan NI(M), is a four-star rank air force general (air officer in Pakistan) and the Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force.[2][3] On 19 March 2018, ACM Anwar took over command of the Pakistan Air Force from his predecessor.[4]
Born in a Rajput Sulehria Family originally from Zafarwal. Khan was commissioned in GD (P) Branch of PAF in December 1983. During his illustrious career, he commanded a fighter squadron, a flying wing, two operational air bases PAF Base Shahbaz and PAF Base Mushaf and a regional air command.[5]
He is a graduate of Combat Commanders’ School, Command and Staff College, Jordan and National Defence University, Islamabad.
Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan holds a master's degree in War Studies and Defence Management. He is also a recipient of Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military) and Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military). In his previous appointments, he has also served as Personal Staff Officer to Chief of the Air Staff, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), Director General C4I, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Support) and Director General Air Force Strategic Command at Air Headquarters, Islamabad. The Air Chief has flown various training and fighter aircraft including F-16, F-6, FT-5, T-37 and MFI-17 Mushhak. In recognition of his meritorious services, he has been awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military), Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military) and Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military).[6]
Awards and decorations
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| Non-operational Military Awards | ||
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Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence Military) | |
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Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) | |
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Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) | |
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Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) | |
References
- ^ "Sohail Aman takes over command as PAF chief". Pakistan Air Force.
- ^ "Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan designated as new Chief of Air Staff". Express Tribune. March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Siddiqui, Naveed (March 16, 2018). "Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan designated new chief of air staff". Dawn. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan takes over command of PAF". ARY News. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/16/air-marshal-mujahid-anwar-khan-appointed-new-chief-of-air-staff/
- ^ "Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan to replace Sohail Aman as Air Chief". www.geo.tv.