Abdur Rahim Khan

Abdur Rahim Khan was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab in India on 25 July 1925. He hailed from a Punjabi Gujjar family. ==Career in the military==

World War II and Pakistan He joined the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) and was commissioned as Flying officer in 1943. He also commanded the No. 9 Squadron (Griffins). In 1971, Air Marshal Khan led the PAF during the third war with India. He issued directives banning the Bengali pilots flying for the bombing missions after one pilot attempted to defect to India, but the attempt was made unsuccessful by the second pilot. Air Marshal Khan played a critical and pivotal role in turning over President Yahya Khan's administration and helped Zulfikar Ali Bhutto assuming the presidency on 20 December 1971. Air Marshal Khan became known as the strongest military influence in the country. ==Ambassador of Pakistan to Spain==

On 11 March 1972, Air Marshal Abdur Rahim Khan was appointed designate Pakistan Ambassador to Spain. He presented his diplomatic credentials to Juan Carlos I in Barcelona. On 13 April 1977, he resigned his post in protest against allegations of riggings during the general elections held in 1977. He immediately appealed and called for the removal of Prime Minister Bhutto over his undemocratic actions. the only child of the beloved but unofficial third queen of the Nawab of Rampur. They got married in London when Rahim Khan was serving as a Group-Captain (Col.) in the Air Force. Abdul Rahim Khan was described as "soft-spoken" and was fond of golf, polo, classical Indian music; and he avoided making slighting remarks about his Indian adversaries. == Awards and decorations ==

Foreign Decorations == See also ==