Air Vice Marshal (retd.) Fakhrul Azam ndc,psc | |
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এয়ার ভাইস মার্শাল (অব.) ফখরুল আজম | |
11th Chief of Air Staff | |
In office 8 April 2002 –7 April 2007 | |
President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
Preceded by | Air Vice Marshal Rafiqul Islam |
Succeeded by | Air Vice Marshal Ziaur Rahman |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | PAF College Sargodha |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Branch/service | Bangladesh Air Force |
Years of service | 1971–2007 |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Air Vice Marshal (retd.) Fakhrul Azam,ndc,psc was the Chief of the Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force from 2002 to 2007. He studied in the prestigious Sargodha College of Pakistan Air Force. He was in the Tempest house (694-T). He left the institution in 1965 after completing his Senior Cambridge. He was commissioned in the Pakistan Air Force on 13 March 1971 from the 51st GD(P) Course. Fakhrul was appointed as the 'Chief of the Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force' on 8 April 2002 by then-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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