Rizwan Ullah Khan
Rizwan Ullah Khan | |
|---|---|
| رضوان اللہ خان | |
Flt Cdt Rizwanullah receives the Sword of Honour
as the top graduate of the 66th GD(P) course, PAF Academy. | |
| Personal Staff Officer to Chief of Air Staff of the PAF | |
| In office August 2002 – 20 February 2003 | |
| Chief of Air Staff | Mushaf Ali Mir |
| Officer Commanding Combat Commanders' School | |
| In office July 2001 – July 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Atique Rafique |
| Succeeded by | Sohail Aman |
| Commander No. 11 Squadron PAF | |
| In office July 1995 – April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Asad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Akhtar H. Bukhari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raja Rizwan Ullah Khan 13 August 1957 Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Died | 20 February 2003 (aged 45) Kohat Pass, Pakistan |
| Education | Cadet College Hasan Abdal PAF College Sargodha (FSc) PAF Academy Flying Instructors School PAF College Sargodha (BSc) College of Aeronautical Engineering (BE) RAF Staff College, Bracknell King's College London (M.A.) Combat Commanders' School |
| Civilian awards | National Talent Scholarship after Intermediate Examination (1975) Distinction in BE, Aerospace (1987) Gold Medal in BE, Aerospace (1987) Trophy for Best in Engineering Discipline (1987) Best Aerospace Vehicle Design Certificate (1987) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1976–2003 |
| Rank | Air commodore |
| Commands | Director OR&D Directorate of Plans AHQ (PAF) Deputy Director OR&D No. 11 Squadron PAF Chief Instructor CCS |
| Military awards | Sword of Honour (1978) Best Pilot's Trophy (1978; PAF Academy) Best Flying Instructor's Trophy (1982) Best Combat Commander's Trophy (1993) ACES Top Gun Trophy for No. 11 MR Sqn during Sqn Command (1996) Sitara-e-Basalat (1997) |
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Air Commodore Raja Rizwan Ullah Khan (13 August 1957 – 20 February 2003), affectionately known as Razi by his family and colleagues, was a one-star rank officer of the Pakistan Air Force, an author, and aeronautical engineer. He served as the Personal Staff Officer to Chief of Air Staff Mushaf Ali Mir. Rizwan Ullah was a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society of the United Kingdom and the Pakistan Engineering Council. In the TV series Shahpar, he played the role of the Officer Commanding No. 11 Squadron PAF, mirroring his real-life position at the time.
Khan died in an air crash while in service, alongside Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, his wife Begum Bilquis Mir, Air Vice Marshals Abdul Razzaq Anjum and Saleem Akhtar Nawaz, and 13 other senior air force officials and crew.
The Air Commodore Rizwan Ullah Khan Shaheed Memorial Trust also known as Rizwan Scholars, was established by his family and friends and aims to support students from low-income backgrounds. In June 2009, the trust announced that scholarships of Rs. 8.5 million (equivalent to Rs. 43 million or US$150,000 in 2021) had been granted to 200 students, with 90 successfully graduating. The Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy awarded the trust the Nonprofit organization Certification, which has been given to few organisations in Pakistan.