Fakhrul Azam

Air Vice Marshal (retd.)
Fakhrul Azam
ndc,psc
ফখরুল আজম
11th Chief of Air Staff
In office
April 08, 2002  April 07, 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
Service/branch  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][9]

References

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Military offices
Preceded by
Air Vice Marshal Mohammad Rafiqul Islam
Chief of Air Staff
2007 2012
Succeeded by
Air Marshal Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman
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