Nur Khan

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Malik Nur Khan Awan (22 February 1923 — 15 December 2011) known as the Man of Steel, The Man With The Midas Touch, and informally, Nuroo, was a three-star rank officer who led the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965, a politician, sports administrator, and airline executive, who served as the third Commander-in-Chief of the PAF from 1965 to 1969 and sixth Governor of West Pakistan from 1969 to 1970. Born in the village of Tamman, Khan graduated from Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College where he gained fame for his boxing skills and joined the Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1940. He was commissioned into the Royal Indian Air Force at the age of 17 as a fighter pilot in 1941. He also trained with the Royal Air Force as a gunner and bomber pilot. He was later deployed to Burma and flew sorties against Imperial Japan in World War II. In May 1944, he conducted a dive-bombing mission on a bridge at the Arakan front. After the Partition of British India in 1947, Khan opted for the Royal Pakistan Air Force and commanded RPAF Station Chaklala. Subsequently, he became the first air attache of Pakistan to London and later the second commandant of the RPAF College. In 1958, Flight highlighted Air Commodore Nur Khan's leadership of No. 1 Group PAF and described him as "probably the youngest air officer anywhere in the world" at the age of 35. Widely regarded as Pakistan's greatest administrator, Khan was known for his intellect and management abilities, which largely benefited the country in both sports and aviation. As managing director of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from 1959 to 1965 and again from 1973 to 1978, he transformed the airline into one of the world's frontline...