Sattar Alvi
Awards | Sitara-e-Jurat Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
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Other work | Flight instructor |
According to modern Pakistani sources, in 1974, Alvi
Biography
Sattar Alvi was born in Sammipur,
In 1963, he was accepted to join the
From 1966 to 1971,
Yom Kippur War
Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto sought to maintain close relationships with the Arab world. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Alvi was one of the Pakistan Air Force fighter pilots who volunteered to go to the Middle East to support Egypt and Syria. By the time they arrived, however, Egypt and Israel had already concluded a ceasefire, and only Syria remained in an active state of war against Israel.[8] Alvi, who was serving as a flight lieutenant in 1973, joined the Syrian Air Force along with Arif Manzoor. The Pakistani fighter pilots flew in a formation using the call-sign "Shahbaz" under the command of Squadron Leader Arif Manzoor.[9]
Aerial fight over Golan according to modern Pakistani sources
On 26 April 1974, Alvi was flying a SAF
Honours
After the engagements, Flight Lieutenant Captain Sattar Alvi and Shahbaz formation leader Squadron Leader Major Arif Manzoor were awarded two of Syria's highest decorations for gallantry, the Wisaam Faris and Wisaam Shuja'at in 1973 by the President of Syria Hafez al-Assad in a public ceremony. The government of Pakistan also awarded each PAF pilot the Sitara-e-Jur'at. The prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto personally met each of them and awarded the gallantry awards in public ceremonies.
Post war
After the war, Sattar Alvi was promoted to
Awards and decorations
Sitara-e-Jurat
(Star of Courage) |
Sitara-e-Imtiaz
(Star of Excellence) |
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) |
10 Years Service Medal | 20 Years Service Medal |
30 Years Service Medal | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-
(100th Birth Anniversary of |
Hijri Tamgha
(Hijri Medal) |
Jamhuriat Tamgha
(Democracy Medal) |
Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha
(Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 |
Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan
(Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997 |
Order of Bravery
(Wisam al Shujaa) |
Order of Merit
(Wisam al Istehqaq) |
Foreign Decorations
Foreign Awards | ||
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Syria | Order of Bravery (Wisam al Shujaa) | |
Syria | Order of Merit (Wisam al Istehqaq) |
See also
- Group Captain Saiful Azam
- Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui
- Mervyn Middlecoat
- Muhammad Mahmood Alam
- Marium Mukhtiar
- Ayesha Farooq
- 8-Pass Charlie
References
- ^ Tufail, PAF, Gp. Capt. (Col) Kaisar (April 1999). "Shahbaz Over Golan: The saga of an intrepid PAF pilot who humbled the Israelis". www.defencejournal.com. Islamabad: Defence Journal. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Alvi, Air Cdre. Sattar (19 March 2015). "50 years on: Memories of the 1973 Arab-Israeli Conflict - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Islamabad, Pakistan: The Express Tribune, Alvi (2015). The Express Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "The PAF Shaheens of International Fame". My Voice Unheard. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b "מעריב | עמוד 1 | 28 אפריל 1974 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b "April 1974 Broadcast Index | Vanderbilt Television News Archive". tvnews.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Results 1 to 13 of 13 for syria israel — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "The PAF Shaheens of International Fame - My Voice Unheard". myvoiceunheard.com. PAF Shaheens. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "1973 Arab Israeli War and PAF Pilots". 26 August 2009.
- ^ "'Shahbaz' over Golan–1973–WAR-GOLAN-IDF-CLICK ON TOP TO ENLARGE « understanding each other". pavocavalry.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
- Group Captain Colonel Kaisar (April 1999). "Shahbaz Over Golan:The saga of an intrepid PAF pilot who humbled the Israelis". Defence Journal of Pakistan. Pakistan Defence Forces. Archived from the originalon 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Ibid". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ The Global Security. "Syria 1974".
- ^ "אתר ההנצחה לחללי מערכות ישראל". אתר ההנצחה לחללי מערכות ישראל (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
External links
- Air Commodore Sattar Alvi Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20011217224910/http://www.scramble.nl/pk.htm
- See April 1974
- http://www.mabaig.co.uk/paf/PAINTINGS/mideast/MidEast.html
- Fl. Lt. Alvi
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/air-force-combat.htm