Sharbat Ali Changezi

Air Marshal

Sharbat Ali Changezi

HI(M) SI(M) SBt
Air Marshal; Sharbat Ali Changezi; HI(M) SI(M) SBt
	Changezi in 1966
Born	10 March 1932; Quetta, Baluchistan, British India
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Air Force
Years of service	1949–87
Rank	Air marshal
Commands held	No. 26 Squadron[1]
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani war of 1965; Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
Awards	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military); Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military); Sitara-e-Basalat;

Air-Marshal Sharbat Ali Changezi HI(M) SI(M) SBt (Urdu: شربت على ݘݩگݐڒی; b. 10 March 1932),[2] , is a retired three-star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force and a former fighter pilot who led the aerial operations in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and 1971.[3][4][5]

In 1955, Changezi notably refused to meet the Afghan Monarch Zahir Shah, while he was on visit to Pakistan, because of the ill-treatment meted out to the Hazara people in Afghanistan.[6][7]

Career with the Airforce

Changezi was involved in a dogfight with Indian warplanes over Lahore district in which he and his wingman shot down Indian planes.[8]

During the 1971 war, Changezi was the officer commanding of the No. 26 Squadron of the PAF flying F-86 Sabres.

Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Crescent of Excellence)	Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Star of Excellence)		Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct)
Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal) 1. 1965 War Clasp 2. 1971 War Clasp	Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War (War Star 1965)	Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War (War Star 1971)	Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War (War Medal 1965)
Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War (War Medal 1971)	Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e- Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam (100th Birth Anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah) 1976	Tamgha-e-Jamhuria (Republic Commemoration Medal) 1956	Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal) 1979

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