Noor Khan passes away

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Noor Khan passes away

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Air Marshal (retd) Malik Nur Khan breathed his last in Rawalpindi on Thursday after long illness.

16 December,2011 04:34 am

Noor Khan was under treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi where he passed away on Thursday.Air Marshal (retd) Malik Nur Khan was the Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Air Force from 1965 to 1969. Considered the hero of the 1965 air war, he led the Pakistan air force achieve parity over the three times bigger Indian air force on the very first day of the 1965 war. He was widely respected not only for his integrity but also for his sharp intelligence and outstanding management abilities.He later served as the Governor of West Pakistan and President of Pakistan Hockey Federation and Pakistan Cricket Board. He was the founder of the annual Champions Trophy in field hockey as well as helping organise the 1987 Cricket World Cup in India & Pakistan as PCB head.Nur Khan also served as PIAs Managing Director from 1959 to 1965. His success in establishing PIA on a firm and profitable financial basis in six years is now a fact of airline history. Under his charismatic and inspirational leadership PIA became one of the leading and respected airlines of the world.