Samad Ali Changezi
| Flight Lieutenant Samad Ali Changezi | |
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| Native name | صمد علی چنگیزی |
| Birth name | Samad Ali |
| Born | Quetta, Pakistan |
| Died | December 17, 1971 |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Service/branch | Pakistan Air Force |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
| Unit | No. 9 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force) |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Awards | Sitara e Jurat |
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Samad Ali Changezi was a Flight Lieutenant in Pakistan Air Force who fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Samad Ali belonged to the Hazara ethnic minority of Quetta, Pakistan.[1] He was also one of the members of the No. 9 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force), the Pakistan Air Force's first fighter squadron.
Honors and awards
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Samad was shot down in the middle of his eleventh mission for his country.[2] For his act of valour and for sacrificing his life for the cause of the country, he was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat, the third-highest military honour of Pakistan.[3]
See also
- Hazara people
- General Muhammad Musa Khan Hazara
- Air Marshal Sharbat Ali Changezi
- Saira Batool (PAF)
- No. 9 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force)
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
References
- ↑ http://paffalcons.com/legend/Samad-Ali.php
- ↑ http://paffalcons.com/legend/Samad-Ali.php
- ↑ http://www.mabaig.co.uk/paf/Squadrons/9.html
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