This article is about the general. For the banker, see Zafar Masud (banker).
Air Commodore
Zafar Masud
Hilal-e-Jurat HJ SBt OI(J)
Birth name
Muhammad Masud Zafar
Nickname(s)
MZ Masud Mitty
Born
17 October 1927 (1927-10-17) Gujranwala, Punjab, India (Present-day Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan)
Died
7 October 2003 (2003-10-08) (aged 75) PAF Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
Buried
PAF Cemetery, Nur Khan Air Force Base
Allegiance
British India (1946-47) Pakistan (1947-71)
Service/branch
Royal Indian Air Force Pakistan Air Force
Years of service
1946–1971
Rank
Air-Commodore
Service number
3314
Unit
No. 9 Squadron Griffins
Commands held
PAF Base Dacca PAF Base Sargodha PAF Sherdils No. 11 Squadron Arrows
Battles/wars
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965
Awards
Hilal-e-Jurat Sitara-e-Basalat Order of Independence
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Harniette
Other work
Flight instructor
Air Commodore Muhammad Zafar MasudHJ SBt OI(J) (Urdu: محمد مسعود ظفر ; 17 October 1927[1] – 7 October 2003) also known as Mitty Masud, was a one star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force and a military strategist who was known for his role as air officer commanding of the Dacca airbase in East Pakistan.
Masud had the area responsibility of defending the airspace border of East Pakistan, but resigned from his commission after the military operation took place 26 March 1971, and left the command to Air Cdre Inamul Haq on 30 March 1971.[2]
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creating a leadership vacancy that lasted until April 2020. In April 2020, ZafarMasud was appointed as the president and CEO of the bank by the Government...
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January 2023. "Remembering the World Record Set by PAF Fighter Pilot ZafarMasud and His Team". www.pakistanchristianpost.com. 1 February 2016. "Birth...
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Masud Husain Khan (28 January 1919 – 16 October 2010) was an Indian linguist, the first Professor Emeritus in Social Sciences at Aligarh Muslim University...
subject to the Mongol Empire for many years. The Delhi prince Jalal al-Din Masud, traveled to the Mongol capital at Karakorum to seek the assistance of Möngke...
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Global Information
British India (1946-47)
Pakistan (1947-71)
Royal Indian Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
Air-Commodore
Hilal-e-Jurat
Sitara-e-Basalat
Order of Independence