| Abbas Khattak | |
|---|---|
| Born July 16, 1943 | |
| Place of birth | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service/branch |  Pakistan Air
Force |
| Years of service | 1963 – 1997 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held | Masroor
Airbase Faisal Airbase Southern Air Command DCAS (Training) DCAS (Operations) Chief of Air Staff |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of
1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Basalat Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
Air Chief Marshal Abbas Khattak, NI(M), SBt, (born 16 July 1943) served as Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force from 8 November 1994 to 7 November 1997.[1]
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Khattak came from the humble beginnings in his village of Jehangira near Peshawar. One of four children, he graduated from Cadet College Hasan Abdal and then joined PAF Academy. He entered the Pakistan Air Force on 20 January 1963 in the 35th GD(P) Course. Thereafter, he went to the United States Air Force where he got commission from Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama.
During his career, Khattak took part in three wars. The first was the 1965 war, in which he was one of the eight fighter pilots who took part in the famous attack on Pathankot airfield led by Squadron Leader Sajjad Haider from the No. 19 Squadron (Sherdils). During the 1971 war, he was based in Sargodha Airbase.
Khattak is a graduate of Pilot Training Course, USA; Flying Instructors' School Course, Risalpur; Air Command and Staff College, USA; Armed Forces War Course at National Defence College, Rawalpindi; and Royal College of Defence Studies, UK.
His command appointments include; Officer Commanding No. 15 Squadron; Officer Commanding, No. 33 Wing; Officer Commanding, Combat Commanders' School; Base Commander, Faisal Airbase and Masroor Airbase; and Air Officer Commanding, Southern Air Command.
His staff appointments include; Director of Flight Safety, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Plans), Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Training) and Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Operations).
Abbas Khattak was appointed as Chief of Air Staff on 8 November 1994. At promotion, he superseded at least two senior officers; Air Marshal Shafique Haider, then Vice Chief of Air Staff and Air Marshal Dilawar Hussain, then Chairman Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. During his tenure as the Air Chief, Khattak 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 Karakorum.[2] After his retirement he was succeeded by Air Marshal Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi.
He is married and has two sons.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Farooq Feroze Khan |
Chief of Air
Staff 1994 – 1997 |
Succeeded by Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi |
   | Alumni of Cadet College Hasan Abdal - Cadet College Hasan Abdal |
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