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{{Short description|Ex PAF officer and later Minister}}

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| commands = PAF Base Dacca [[Commandant|Cmdnt]] [[PAF Air War College|Air War College]]
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]
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[[Air Marshal]] '''Inamul Haque Khan''' {{small|{{small|[[Hilal-e-Jurat|HJ]] [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI(M)]] [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI(M)]]}}}} ({{lang-ur|{{nq|إنعام الحـــق خان}}}} ; 25 May 1927 – 10 August 2017) was a [[Three-star general|three-star]] [[air officer]] in the [[Pakistan Air Force]] who is known for his role as [[Air Officer Commanding|AOC]] of the Dacca airbase of the [[Pakistan Air Force]].

In 1971, Inamul Haque Khan, as [[Air Commodore]], was one of the highest-ranking officers to be taken as a [[Prisoners of war during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|prisoner of war]] by [[India]] after [[Pakistan Eastern Command|Eastern Command]]'s [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief|Commander]] [[Lieutenant-General]] [[A.A.K. Niazi]] signed [[Instrument of Surrender (1971)|an instrument of surrender]] with [[Indian Army]]'s [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief|GOC-in-C]], Lieutenant-General [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]].

After his [[Delhi Agreement|repatriation]] in 1974, he continued to serve in the Air Force with distinction, and eventually joined [[President of Pakistan|President]] General [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]]'s [[Zia regime|administration]] where he held many cabinet ministries.

==Biography==

Inamul Haque Khan was born in [[Delhi]] in [[British Indian Empire|India]], into an [[Urdu speaking|Urdu-speaking family]] on 23 May 1927.{{rp|1}}<ref name="Dar-ut-Tazkeer">{{cite book|last=Haq|first=Inamul|title=Memoirs of Insignificance|date=1999|publisher=Dar-ut-Tazkeer|location=Lahore|pages=276|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_dzgAAAAMAAJ&q=1921|access-date=8 August 2017|language=en}}</ref> He was educated at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] where he attained his [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] and [[Master of Arts|MA]] in [[English literature]] and briefly tenured as professor of [[English language|English]] at the [[Zakir Husain Delhi College]] from 1945–47.{{rp|28}}<ref name="Dar-ut-Tazkeer"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Memoirs of Insignificance|date=1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_dzgAAAAMAAJ&q=college|access-date=1 June 2018|language=en|publisher=Dar-ut-Tazkeer|author=Inamul Haq}}</ref>

In 1948, he [[Immigration to Pakistan|emigrated]] to [[Pakistan]], following the [[Partition of India|partition]] of India and joined the [[Pakistan Air Force]] after seeing an advertisement. Inamul was directed to attend the RPAF College at Risalpur.{{rp|68}}<ref name="Dar-ut-Tazkeer"/> He graduated in the class of 5th GD pilot course.<ref name="روزنامہ جنگ, 2017">{{cite news|title=جنگی ہیرو ائیر مارشل(ر)انعام الحق وفات پاگئے|url=https://jang.com.pk/latest/359438-war-hero-inamul-haq-passes-away|access-date=10 August 2017|agency=روزنامہ جنگ|publisher=روزنامہ جنگ|date=10 August 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Geo TV, 2017">{{cite news|title=PAF war hero Air Marshal (R) Inamul Haq dies aged 90|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/153164-paf-war-hero-air-marshal-r-inamul-haq-dies-aged-90|access-date=10 August 2017|work=www.geo.tv|date=10 August 2022}}</ref>

He participated well in the [[Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965|Indo-Pakistani air war]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1965|second war]] with [[India]] in 1965 as [[Group Captain|Group-Captain]], earning recognition as an ace fighter.{{rp|76}}<ref name="Dar-ut-Tazkeer"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Excerpts II|date=1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_dzgAAAAMAAJ&q=1965+war|language=en|first=Inamul|last=Haq}}</ref> He continued his lectures on English literature, serving in the faculty at the [[Islamia College (Lahore)|Islamia College]].{{rp|68–69}}<ref name="Dar-ut-Tazkeer"/>

In 1969, he was promoted to one star rank, [[Air Commodore]], in the [[Pakistan Air Force]] and was stationed in [[East Pakistan]].{{rp|88–89}}<ref name="Dar-ut-Tazkeer"/> In June 1971, he took over as the air officer commanding Dacca airbase from [[Air Commodore]] [[M.Z Masud]].<ref name="Planet earth,">{{cite web|last1=Haque|first1=Inamul|title=Saga of PAF in East Pakistan – 1971 : Planet Earth|url=http://imranhkhan.com/2009/11/17/saga-of-paf-in-east-pakistan-1971/|publisher=Planet earth|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> As the war progressed, Air Cdre. Haque was instrumental in getting almost all PAF pilots and their aircraft out of [[Dhaka|Dacca]] after the [[Dhaka Airport]] was permanently damaged by the [[Indian Air Force]], and had all the air force pilots flown out to [[Burma]].<ref name="Defence Journal 2001"/> Though it was initially thought that the army aviation's evacuation by air was not possible due to the air superiority enjoyed by the IAF, he also provided his expertise to [[Pakistan Army Aviation Corps|army aviation]] pilots to fly out the army helicopters with remaining PAF pilots.<ref name="Defence Journal 2001"/> He himself, however, stuck to his post till the end of the war and then was taken as a [[prisoner of war]] by the [[Indian Army]] in 1971.<ref name="Defence Journal 2001">{{cite web|last=Khan|first=Sher|title=Last Flight from East Pakistan|url=http://www.defencejournal.com/2001/feb/last-flight.htm|website=www.defencejournal.com|publisher=Defence Journal|access-date=9 August 2017|language=en|date=February 2001}}</ref>

In 1974, Inamul Haque was [[Repatriation|repatriated]] to [[Pakistan]] under the [[Delhi Agreement|agreement signed with India and Bangladesh]], and was allowed to continue his service, eventually attaining the three-star rank in the Air Force.{{rp|101–105}}<ref name="Dar-ut-Tazkeer"/> [[Air Vice Marshal]] Haq had been appointed as the [[Assistant Chief of the Air Staff|ACAS]] (Operations) at the [[AHQ (PAF)|Air AHQ]], and later commanded Air Defence Command as its [[Air Officer Commander-in-Chief|AOC-in-C]] with a three-star rank, [[Air Marshal]].<ref name="Associated Press, 2017"/> His command assignment also included as Director General Joint Staff at [[JS HQ (Pakistan)|JS HQ]].<ref name="Associated Press, 2017">{{cite news|title=PAF war veteran Air Marshal Inam-ul-Haque passes away|url=https://www.app.com.pk/paf-war-veteran-air-marshal-inam-ul-haque-passes-away/|access-date=10 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Associated Press|date=10 August 2022}}</ref>

[[Air Marshal|Air Mshl]] Haque was appointed as [[Interior Minister of Pakistan|Interior Minister]] in the [[Zia regime|Zia administration]] until 5 July 1978. From 1978-82, he served as the [[Ministry of Housing and Works (Pakistan)|Minister of Housing and Works]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Joint Communiques: 1977-1997|date=1998|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KedtAAAAMAAJ&q=HI%28M%29|access-date=8 August 2017|language=en}}</ref> In 1980-81, he also led the [[Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan)|Ministry of Water and Power]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments|date=1981|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1HqCfM8MPZQC&q=air+marshal+inam+ul+haq+Information|access-date=8 August 2017|language=en}}</ref> In 1981, he was posted on a diplomatic assignment as an envoy to [[Croatia]] until 1985.<ref>{{cite book|title=Daily Report: South Asia|date=1983|publisher=Foreign Broadcast Information Service|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nt5u5vY6sGcC&q=inam+ul+haq+khan+diplomat|access-date=8 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>

From 1997–99, he remained part of the cabinet of [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] but eventually retired.{{rp|201}}<ref name="Dar-ut-Tazkeer" /> Air Marshal Inamul Haque died of natural causes on the 10 August 2017 at the age of 90 after being ill for quite some time. His funeral prayers were held at PAF Base Noor Khan on 11 August with full military honours.<ref name="News International, 2017">{{cite news|title=PAF war hero Air Marshal (R) Inamul Haq dies at 90|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/222745-PAF-war-hero-Air-Marshal-R-Inamul-Haq-dies-at-90|access-date=10 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|agency=News International|publisher=News International|date=10 August 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Pakistan Point, TK">{{cite news|last1=Khalid|first1=Taimour|title=PAF War Veteran Air Marshal Inam-ul-Haque Passes Away {{!}} Pakistan Point|url=https://www.pakistanpoint.com/en/pakistan/news/paf-war-veteran-air-marshal-inam-ul-haque-pas-173575.html|access-date=10 August 2017|work=Pakistan Point|agency=Pakistan Point|publisher=Pakistan Point|date=10 August 2022}}</ref>

== Awards and Decorations ==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=PAF GDP Red.png|width=250}}
|-
| colspan="4" |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hilal-e-Jurat.png|width=130}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Diffa.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War Ribbon.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=War Medal 1965(Tamgha-e-Jang, A.H.1385).png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Republic Medal 1956 (Pakistan).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hijri Tamgha.png|width=130}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |[[Pakistan Air Force|'''PAF''']] '''GD(P)''' Badge '''RED''' (More than '''3000''' Flying Hours)
|-
|'''[[Hilal-i-Jurat|Hilal-e-Jurat]]'''
''(Crescent of Courage)''

'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 War]]'''
| colspan="2" |[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|'''Hilal-e-Imtiaz''']]
'''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

''(Crescent of Excellence)''
|'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|Sitara-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

''(Star of Excellence)''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Diffa]]'''
''(General Service Medal)''

'''1. [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 War]] Clasp'''

'''2. [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 War]] Clasp'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War]]'''
''(War Star 1965)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War]]'''
''(War Star 1971)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1965)''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1971)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-]]'''
'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam]]'''

''(100th Birth Anniversary of''

''[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]])''

'''1976'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Jamhuria]]'''
''(Republic Commemoration Medal)''

'''1956'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Hijri Tamgha]]'''
''(Hijri Medal)''

'''1979'''
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite book|last=Haq|first=Inamul|title=Memoirs of Insignificance|date=1999|publisher=Dar-ut-Tazkeer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_dzgAAAAMAAJ|language=en}}
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