Iftikhar Ali Khan (general)
Lt. Gen. (R) Iftikhar Ali Khan (Urdu: افتخار علی خان) (died August 22, 2009), HI(M), SBT was the former Secretary of Defense and Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army.
Iftikhar Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 January 1941 |
| Died | 22 August 2009 Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service/ |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1962 – 1997 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 5 Azad
Kashmir Regiment 11 Baloch Regiment 28 Baloch Regiment |
| Commands held | Chief Instructor AFWC at NDC National Defence College, Rawalpindi XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur Chief of General Staff (CGS) |
| Awards |  Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Basalat |
| Other work | Defence Secretary of Pakistan |
Personal life
He was the elder brother of Nisar Ali Khan. He died on August 22, 2009 by heart attack.
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.[1] 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.
References
- "Chief Instructors Gallery" National Defence University, Islamabad accessed 6 October 2009