Sharbat Ali Changezi
Air Marshal Sharbat Ali Changezi HI(M) SI(M) SBt | |
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Born | (1932-03-10) 10 March 1932 (age 92) Quetta, Baluchistan, British India |
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Years of service | 1949–87 |
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Commands | No. 26 Squadron[1] |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 |
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Air Marshal Sharbat Ali Changezi HI(M) SI(M) SBt (Urdu: شربت على ݘݩگݐڒی; b. 10 March 1932),[2] is a retired three-star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force and a former fighter pilot who led the aerial operations in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and 1971.[3][4][5]
In 1955, Changezi notably refused to meet the Afghan Monarch Zahir Shah, while he was on visit to Pakistan, because of the ill-treatment meted out to the Hazara people in Afghanistan.[6][7]
Career with the Airforce
1965 War service
Changezi was involved in a dogfight with Indian warplanes over Lahore district in which he and his wingman shot down Indian planes.[8]
1971 War service
During the 1971 war, Changezi was the officer commanding of the No. 26 Squadron of the PAF flying F-86 Sabres.
Awards and decorations
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Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) | Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct) | |
Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal) 1. 1965 War Clasp 2. 1971 War Clasp | Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War (War Star 1965) | Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War (War Star 1971) | Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War (War Medal 1965) |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War (War Medal 1971) | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e- (100th Birth Anniversary of 1976 | Tamgha-e-Jamhuria (Republic Commemoration Medal) 1956 | Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal) 1979 |
See also
- List of Hazara people
- List of people from Quetta
- General Musa Khan Hazara
- Samad Ali Changezi
References
- ^ "Pakistan Military Consortium :: www.PakDef.info". www.pakdef.info. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Papolazov, Arshad (15 June 2012). "Deedar e Air Marshal R Sharbat Ali Changezi Part1-6". www.youtube.com. MechidTV, Bio 1. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "KARACHI: Tribute paid to heroes of 1965 war". Dawn. 17 September 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Fricker, John (1979). Battle for Pakistan: the air war of 1965. I. Allan. p. 153. ISBN 978-0711009295.
- ^ Saleem Javed (29 June 2012). "Hope fades away for Hazaras of Pakistan". Dawn. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ Nadir Hassan (18 May 2012). "Planned Extermination: Balochistan's Shia Hazara Community". Newsline. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "Planned Extermination: Balochistan's Shia Hazara Community". Newsline. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ "Air Battle over Lahore 20 September, 1965". Defence Journal. Archived from the original on 29 August 2000.
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