Malik Nur Khan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Malik Nur Khan, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Pakistan.

3 records1965–19653 events3 places

Chronological biography

1965

Air Force Command23 July 1965

Warfare / Military · Air Marshal · Commander in Chief of Air Force · Peshawar

Nur Khan assumes command of the Pakistan Air Force only weeks before the 1965 war with India.

Air DefenceSeptember 1965

Warfare / Indian Wars · Air Marshal · Commander in Chief of Air Force · Sargodha

Nur Khan directs Pakistan Air Force operations from a force centered on important bases including Sargodha.

Air WarSeptember 1965

Warfare / Indian Wars · Air Marshal · Commander in Chief of Air Force · Pakistan

Nur Khan commands the Pakistan Air Force throughout the September war and personally flies operational missions.

Titles and roles

Air Marshal · Commander in Chief of Air Force

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.