Mushaf Ali Mir
Mushaf Ali Mir | |
|---|---|
| مصحف علی میر | |
ACM Mushaf Ali Mir (1947–2003) | |
| 9th Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 20 November 2000 – 20 February 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Kaleem Saadat |
| Chairman Pakistan Aeronautical Complex | |
| In office September 2000 – December 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Director General) |
| Succeeded by | Air Marshal Pervez A Nawaz |
| Director General Pakistan Aeronautical Complex | |
| In office January 1999 – September 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Air Marshal Saeed Anwer |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Chairman) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1947 |
| Died | 20 February 2003 (aged 55) |
| Cause of death | Aviation accident |
| Resting place | Mominpura Graveyard |
| Relatives | Yunus Hussain (brother-in-law) |
| Nickname(s) | Mashoo Mir |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1966–2003 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Unit | No. 25 Squadron Night Strike Eagles |
| Commands | |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | See list |
Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir (5 March 1947 – 20 February 2003) was an influential statesman and a four-star rank air officer who served as the ninth Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), appointed on 20 November 2000 until his accidental death in a plane crash on 20 February 2003.
In 2001–02, he also commanded and provided the strategy to deploy troops during the military standoff with India. In addition, Air Chief Marshal Mir later went onto facilitate the United States military's war logistics for war operations in Afghanistan. His appointment was cut short when a former PAF Fokker F-27 in which he was a passenger crashed near Kohat, Pakistan.
His death has been subject of numerous conspiracy theories, with many American authors charging him of having advanced knowledge on terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001.