J. F. R. Jacob

Lieutenant General
Jack Farj Rafael Jacob
PVSM
Lieutenant General Jack Farj Rafael Jacob PVSM
	JFR Jacob in 2012
24th Governor of Punjab; 11th Administrator of Chandigarh
	In office; 27 November 1999 – 8 May 2003
Chief Minister	Parkash Singh Badal; Amarinder Singh
Preceded by	B. K. N. Chhibber
Succeeded by	O. P. Verma
9th Governor of Goa
	In office; 19 April 1998 – 26 November 1999
Chief Minister	Pratapsingh Rane (1998); Luizinho Faleiro (1998–1999); Francisco Sardinha (1999)
Preceded by	T. R. Satish Chandran
Succeeded by	Mohammed Fazal
Personal details
Born	Jack Farj Rafael Jacob; 2 May 1921; Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India; (Now, Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Died	13 January 2016 (aged 94); New Delhi, India
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal; Commendation of Merit; Friends of Liberation War Honour;
Military career
Allegiance	British India; India
Branch	British Indian Army; Indian Army
Service years	7 June 1942 – 31 July 1978
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	IC-470
Commands	Eastern Command; XVI Corps ; 12 Infantry Division
Conflicts	World War II Tunisia Campaign; Burma Campaign; ; Indo-Pakistan War of 1965; Indo-Pakistan War of 1971;

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Lieutenant General Jack Farj Rafael Jacob PVSM (2 May 1921 – 13 January 2016) was a prominent Indian military officer. He was best known for his role in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. Jacob, then a major general, served as the chief of staff of the Indian Army's Eastern Command. During his 36-year long career in the army, Jacob fought in World War II and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He later served as the governor of the Indian states of Goa and Punjab.