Iftikhar Ali Khan (general)

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.

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)
Died22 August 2009(2009-08-22) (aged 68)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch Pakistan Army
Years of service1962 – 1997
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit
Commands held
Battles/wars
Awards
Alma mater
RelationsChaudhary Nisar Ali Khan[3] (brother)
Other workDefence Secretary of Pakistan

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.[4]

Personal life

He was the older brother of Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan.[5]

Military career

Iftikhar Ali Khan was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in October 1961 in the 26th PMA Long Course.[6] Khan served as the Chief Instructor of the Armed Forces War College at National Defence College, Rawalpindi from April 1991 to May 1993.[7] 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.[8]

References
  1. https://ndu.edu.pk/president-img/lt-gen-iftikhar-ali-khan.jpg
  2. "Lt. Gen. Iftikhar Ali".
  3. "Nisar's last bet".
  4. "The Chaudhry of Chakri". 22 October 2018.
  5. "Nisar's last bet".
  6. "Lt. Gen. Iftikhar Ali".
  7. "Chief Instructors Gallery" National Defence University, Islamabad accessed 6 October 2009
  8. "Former defence secretary laid to rest in Chakri". 24 August 2009.


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