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Malik Nur Khan Biography and Timeline

Follow Malik Nur Khan through 3 dated historical records for Pakistan.

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Malik Nur Khan, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records

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1965–1965Years on this page

1965

23 July 1965

Air Force Command

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

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

Role range: 1965-1969

September 1965

Air Defence

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

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

Role range: 1965-1965 – 1965-1969

September 1965

Air War

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

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

Role range: 1965-1965 – 1965-1969

Records, sources and methodology

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