Iqbal F. Qadir
Iqbal F. Quadir | |
|---|---|
| Pakistan Ambassador to Iran | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Iqbal Fazl Quadir |
| Died | 19 October 2020 |
| Citizenship |  Flag Officer Sea Training |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards |  Hilal-i-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Sitara-e-Basalat.png){kind=small} Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam |
three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, diplomat and a defence analyst. He was renowned for his participation in Pakistan's second war with India when he was part of the flotilla that attacked the radar station in Dwarka, India
.
Biography
Having joined the
Lieutenant.: 100 [1]
In 1965,
Cdr. Quadir was in charge of the signals eventually helping to identify the targets for flotilla to launch the attack.[3]
According to
Cdr. Quadir, the Indian Navy's reconnaissance plane had flown over his ship and observed flight path of the plane in the radar, as it had flown over his ship, Babur and Badr but was unable to detect due to clouds covering the area.[3] Upon returning to Pakistan, he was decorated with the gallantry award.[3]
In 1971, Cdr. Quadir was stationed in
chief of naval staff.[7]
In 1983, Vice-Admiral Quadir was superseded by junior
After his seeking retirement in 1983, Quadir was appointed as ambassador and served in various countries as a diplomat. He was a prolific contributor in Defence Journal.[8][9] Since 2015, he appeared in television news media to eulogize the events in 1965.[10]
Qadir died on 19 October 2020.[11]
References
- ^ Sirohey, Iftikhar Ahmed (1995). Truth Never Retires: An Autobiography of Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey. Jang Publishers.
- ^ Usman, Shabbir (2003). "1965 War". pakdef.org. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Quadir, PN, Vice-Admiral Iqbal F. "A Veteran's Account: Remembering the 1965 War at Sea". ISPR Hilal Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Haq, PAF, Air Cdre Inamul (1999). Memoirs of Insignificance. Lahore: Dar-ut-Tazkeer. p. 276.
- ^ ISBN 978-969-8500-00-9.
- ^ Pakistan (1978). The Gazette of Pakistan. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Defence Journal. 1989. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Playing clever with God". www.defencejournal.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Shahadat by the Naval Aircrew". defencejournal.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Dwarka | SAMAA TV". www.samaa.tv. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Ghazi of 1965's Operation Dwarka Vice Admiral retd Iqbal Fazal Qadir passes away