Air Marshal Nur Khan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Hilal-i-Jurat
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Sitara-e-Pakistan
gptkbp:birthDate 1923-02-22
gptkbp:birthPlace Talagang, Punjab, British India
gptkbp:burialPlace Lahore, Pakistan
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Pakistan_Cricket_Board
gptkb:Pakistan_International_Airlines
gptkb:Pakistan_Hockey_Federation
gptkb:Pakistan_Air_Force
gptkbp:dateAppointedPAFChief 1965-07-23
gptkbp:dateAppointedPCBChairman 1980
gptkbp:dateAppointedPHFChairman 1976
gptkbp:dateAppointedPIAManagingDirector 1959
gptkbp:dateRetiredPAFChief 1969-07-31
gptkbp:dateRetiredPIAManagingDirector 1965
gptkbp:deathDate 2011-12-15
gptkbp:deathPlace Lahore, Pakistan
gptkbp:education gptkb:Aitchison_College
Royal Indian Air Force College
gptkbp:fullName Nur Khan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Air Marshal Nur Khan
gptkbp:knownFor modernizing Pakistan Air Force
promoting sports in Pakistan
reforming Pakistan International Airlines
gptkbp:legacy Nur Khan Airbase named after him
Nur Khan Sports Complex named after him
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Pakistan_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Pakistani
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Managing_Director_of_Pakistan_International_Airlines
Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board
Chairman of Pakistan Hockey Federation
Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Air Force during 1965 Indo-Pakistani War
gptkbp:occupation sports executive
air force officer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Air_Marshal_Asghar_Khan
gptkbp:rank Air Marshal
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:serviceYears 1941–1969
gptkbp:sportsContribution contributed to Pakistan's cricket administration
introduced Champions Trophy in field hockey
improved Pakistan's performance in international hockey
gptkbp:spouse Nusrat Khan
gptkbp:successor Air Marshal Abdul Rahim Khan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PAF_Base_Nur_Khan
gptkb:Risalpur_Airbase
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7