Zafar Chaudhry
Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry | |
|---|---|
| ظفراحمد چودھری | |
| 1st Chief of Air Staff Pakistan Air Force | |
| In office 3 March 1972 – 15 April 1974 | |
| Deputy | Eric G. Hall (1972) Saeedullah Khan (1972-73) Chaudhary Rab Nawaz (1973-74) |
| Preceded by | Office Established (C-in-C of the PAF Air Marshal Abdur Rahim Khan) |
| Succeeded by | Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan |
| Managing Director of Pakistan International Airlines | |
| In office 1971 – 2 March 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry 19 August 1926 Sialkot, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 17 December 2019 (aged 93) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Royal Indian Air Force Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1945–1974 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Unit | No. 7 Squadron, RIAF (S/No. RIAF. 3095) |
| Commands | Pakistan Air Force Academy PAF Base Sargodha ACAS (Air Operations) No. 38 (Tactical) Wing |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam |
Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry (19 August 1926 – 17 December 2019) was a Pakistani former airline executive, three-star rank officer, and human rights activist who served as the first Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, appointed by President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1972 and resigned in 1974.