Inamul Haque Khan

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Minister for Water and Power
In office
1980–1981
PresidentZia-ul-Haq
Ambassador of Pakistan to Croatia
In office
1981–1985
PresidentZia-ul-Haq
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office
1985–1988
PresidentZia-ul-Haq
Personal details
Born(1927-05-25)25 May 1927
Hilal-e-Jurat
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)

AOC of the Dacca airbase of the Pakistan Air Force
.

In 1971, Inamul Haque Khan, as

GOC-in-C, Lieutenant-General Jagjit Singh Aurora
.

After his

administration where he held many cabinet ministries while later being part of the Nawaz Sharif
's administration as well.

Early life and education

Inamul Haque Khan was born in Patiala in

India, into a wealthy land owning Pathan family on 25 May 1927.: 1 [1] He was educated at the Aligarh Muslim University where he attained his BA and MA in English literature and briefly tenured as professor of English at the Zakir Husain Delhi College from 1945–47.: 28 [1][2]

Military career

Move to Pakistan and war with India

In 1948, he emigrated to Pakistan, following the partition of India and joined the Pakistan Air Force after seeing an advertisement. Inamul was directed to attend the RPAF College at Risalpur.: 68 [1] He graduated in the class of 5th GD pilot course.[3][4]

He participated well in the

Group-Captain, earning recognition as an ace fighter.: 76 [1][5]
He received the Sword of Honour both in flying and academic.

From Air Commodore to Air Marshal

In 1969, he was promoted to one star rank,

Burma.[7] Though it was initially thought that the army aviation's evacuation by air was not possible due to the air superiority enjoyed by the IAF, he also provided his expertise to army aviation pilots to fly out the army helicopters with remaining PAF pilots.[7] He himself, however, stuck to his post till the end of the war and then was taken as a prisoner of war by the Indian Army in 1971.[7]

In 1974, Inamul Haque was

JS HQ.[8]

Political career

Zia-ul-Haq administration

Ministry of Water and Power.[10] In 1981, he was posted on a diplomatic assignment as an envoy to Croatia until 1985.[11]

Post retirement he served in Federal Ombudsman and Chairman Hakas Group for a brief period.

Last years and death

In his later years, he was an avid golfer and an enthusiastic academic. His command on world affairs and world history was unprecedented. He spent his summers visiting his children in U.S and enjoyed his stays at Kalabagh Air Base.

Air Marshal Inamul Haque Khan died of natural causes on the 10 August 2017 at the age of 90 after being ill for quite some time. His funeral prayers were held at PAF Base Noor Khan on 11 August with full military honours.[12][13]

Books

A writer, being a regular contributor to the Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, among his best-known books are:[14]

Essays

  • Motivation in Peace and War, 1976.
  • Recollections, 1984.
  • Islamic Motivation and National Defence, 1991.
  • Libraries and Librarianship, 1991.
  • Memoirs of Insignificance, 1999.

Poetry

  • The Evening Songs, 1997.
  • Sighs and Satisfaction, 1999.

Awards and decorations

PAF GD(P) Badge RED (More than 3000 Flying Hours)
Hilal-e-Jurat

(Crescent of Courage)

1971 War

 Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Star of Excellence)

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Haq, Inamul (1999). Memoirs of Insignificance. Lahore: Dar-ut-Tazkeer. p. 276. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ Inamul Haq (1999). Memoirs of Insignificance. Dar-ut-Tazkeer. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "جنگی ہیرو ائیر مارشل(ر)انعام الحق وفات پاگئے". روزنامہ جنگ. روزنامہ جنگ. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ "PAF war hero Air Marshal (R) Inamul Haq dies aged 90". www.geo.tv. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ^ Haq, Inamul (1999). Excerpts II.
  6. ^ Haque, Inamul. "Saga of PAF in East Pakistan – 1971 : Planet Earth". Planet earth. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Khan, Sher (February 2001). "Last Flight from East Pakistan". www.defencejournal.com. Defence Journal. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ a b "PAF war veteran Air Marshal Inam-ul-Haque passes away". Associated Press Of Pakistan. Associated Press. Associated Press. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ^ Joint Communiques: 1977-1997. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan. 1998. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence. 1981. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. ^ Daily Report: South Asia. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1983. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  12. ^ "PAF war hero Air Marshal (R) Inamul Haq dies at 90". www.thenews.com.pk. News International. News International. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  13. ^ Khalid, Taimour (10 August 2017). "PAF War Veteran Air Marshal Inam-ul-Haque Passes Away | Pakistan Point". Pakistan Point. Pakistan Point. Pakistan Point. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  14. ^ Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 37 (2000), p. 50

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