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:''This article is about the Pakistani air marshal, for the Indian politician and army officer see Zulfikar Ali Khan.'' Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan (Urdu:ذوالفقار علی خان; December 10, 1930 – March 8, 2005; NI(M)) was a four-star rank general who commanded the Pakistan Air Force as its Chief of Air Staff from April 1974 to July 1978. Khan was the first four-star rank Air Chief Marshal of the Air Force, and as well as first Chief of Air Staff. He later served as Pakistan's ambassador to the United States during the first Benazir Bhutto government from July 1989 to September 1990. ==Early life and PAF Career== Zulfiqar Ali Khan, born in Lahore, was educated at Military College Jhelum (College No. 1371) where he received his Sc.B. in Military science. He was then commissioned in the 7th GD(P) Course on 21 December 1950. He was the first graduate of Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur, to have reached the highest appointment in the PAF. Zulfiqar Ali Khan was 20 years old when he was commissioned in the PAF in December 1950. He held a variety of flying assignments in the early part of his career. He commanded as Air Officer Commanding of No. 9 Squadron, No. 11 Squadron and No. 20 Squadron. He was later assigned to command the No. 31 Wing, No. 32 Wing and No. 35 Wing, as Officer Commanding. During 1971, As Air-vice Marshal (Major-General), he was given the command of PAF Headquarter Eastern Command Dhaka and actively participated in numerous air battles. After the war, he was given the command of PAF Base Sargodha. In 1972, he was later appointed Commandant of the PAF Academy. In 1973, he was also posted to New Delhi as Air Adviser to the High Commissioner of Pakistan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zulfiqar Ali Khan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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