Haider Raza
Haider Raza | |
|---|---|
| حیدر رضا | |
| Air attaché to Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C. | |
| In office 9 July 1957 – December 1962 | |
| President | Iskandar Mirza (1956-1958) Ayub Khan (1958-1969) |
| 4th Chief of Staff Pakistan Air Force | |
| In office 20 December 1954 – 20 June 1957 | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Leslie William Cannon (1951-1955) Arthur McDonald (1955-57) |
| Preceded by | Douglas Lloyd Amlot |
| Succeeded by | Maqbool Rabb |
| Officer Commanding No. 10 Squadron RIAF | |
| In office 5 January 1946 – 22 August 1946 | |
| Succeeded by | M. A. Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Syed Haider Raza 23 September 1916 |
| Died | 27 January 1998 (aged 81) Lothian, Maryland, USA |
| Resting place | St. James' Parish (Lothian, Maryland) |
| Citizenship | British India (1916-1947) Pakistan (1947) United States (1966) |
| Spouse |
Irene
(m. 1943; died 2013) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | RAF Staff College, Andover Imperial Defence College |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Royal Indian Air Force (1940) Pakistan Air Force (1947) |
| Years of service | 1940-1962 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands | No. 10 Squadron RIAF |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Mentioned in Dispatches (1945) |
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Haider "Victor" Raza (23 September 1916 – 27 January 1998) was a two-star rank Air Vice Marshal and a pioneer officer of the Pakistan Air Force. He served as its first native and fourth chief of staff from 1954 to 1957. He was the first air attaché at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C., serving from 1957 to 1962.