Abbas Khattak
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| Abbas Khattak | |
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| born January 3, 1945 (age 62) | |
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| Place of birth | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service/branch |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1963 - 1997 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held | Vice Chief of Air Staff Chief of Air Staff |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Air Chief Marshal Abbas Khattak (born January 3, 1945) is the former chief of air staff of the Pakistan Air Force. He served as the Air Chief from November, 1994 till November, 1997.
Began from humble beginnings in his village of Jehangira, the son of four children, he graduated from Cadet College Hasan Abdal. Was commissioned in the Pakistan Air Force in 1963. He was selected for training to the United States Air Force in the Mid 60's where he performed his Air Cadet passing out parade from Gunter Air Force Base, Montgomery (Alabama).
During his career, Khattak fought three wars, the first was in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he was one of the eight fighter pilots to take part in the famous attack of Pathankot led by Squaden leader Sajjad haider from the number 19 squadron (Sherdils). The second in the 1971 Indo-Pak war where he was the mission leader for the battle of Dhaka.
During his tenure as the Air Chief, he tried to acquire the French Dassault Mirage 2000-5 as an alternative to the F-16, after U.S military embargoes. Unfortunately for him and the then Government, the President of Pakistan dissolved the national assembly on charges of corruption - a major arms deal was averted.
During his tenure, Pakistan worked with China to develop the K-8 trainer. After his retirement he was succeeded by Air Marshal Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi.[1]
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| Preceded by Farooq Feroze Khan |
Chief of Air Staff (PAF) 1994-1997 |
Succeeded by Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi |
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