Ian Jacob
Sir Ian Jacob | |
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Jacob as a brigadier at the Casablanca Conference in January 1943 | |
| Born | 27 September 1899 |
| Died | 24 April 1993 (aged 93) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1918–1946, 1952 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 15845 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Conflicts | North-West Frontier Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| Relations | Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob (father) |
| Other work | Director-General of the BBC (1952–59) |
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Ian Claud Jacob, GBE, CB (27 September 1899 – 24 April 1993) was a British Army officer, who served as the Military Assistant Secretary to Winston Churchill's war cabinet and was later a distinguished broadcasting executive, serving as the Director-General of the BBC from 1952 to 1959.