PAF College Sargodha
Pakistan Air Force College
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PAF College Sargodha is a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) operated boarding school located in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan since 1953. Founded as a feeder school of the PAF Academy, it has been a public school since 1990 and is funded by the PAF.[1]
| PAF College Sargodha | |
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| Location | |
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Pakistan 32.0639°N 72.6755°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | Cadet college |
| Motto | Aim High |
| Established | January 1953 |
School district | Sargodha |
Principal | Air Vice Marshal (R) Nadeem Akhtar Khan |
| Staff | 500 |
| Faculty | 41 |
| Grades | 8th to Intermediate |
| Enrollment | 370 |
| Color | Sky Blue |
| Affiliation | |
| Website | www |
History
Sometime in 1950, Air Vice Marshal Richard Atcherley, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF), in his first meeting with Air Commodore M. K. Janjua, who was Officer-in-Charge of the RPAF, expressed their concerns regarding the training of officers. The outcome of these discussions led to the establishment of two feeder schools, the PAF College Sargodha and the other in Lower Topa. Eric Sprawson was appointed as Principal of Royal PAF Public School Sargodha in January 1953. In its first batch, the school inducted 100 boys.[2][3]
Principals and Commandants
A list of Principals and commandants of PAF College Sargodha since 1953.[4]
| No. | Office | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principal | Eric Sprawson | January 1953 – February 1958 |
| 2 | Principal | Hugh Catchpole | February 1958 – June 1967 |
| 3 | Principal | A. Rehman Quraishi | June 1967 – January 1984 |
| 4 | Principal | Group Captain C. M. Latif | January 1984 – January 1986 |
| 5 | Principal | Air Commodore M. Akram Lodhi | January 1986 – December 1987 |
| 6 | Commandant | Air Commodore Fareed A. Shah | December 1987 – April 1991 |
| 7 | Commandant | Air Commodore M. Bilal Khan | April 1991 – January 1993 |
| 8 | Commandant | Air Commodore S. Imtiaz Hyder | January 1993 – November 1993 |
| 9 | Commandant | Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Aftab Raja | November 1993 – November 2001 |
| 10 | Commandant | Air Commodore (Retired) M. A. Qadir Sargaana | November 2001 – February 2002 |
| 11 | Principal | Air Commodore (Retired) M. A. Qadir Sargaana | February 2002 – February 2007 |
| 12 | Principal | W. C. Hignett | February 2007 – November 2009 |
| 13 | Principal | Air Commodore (Retired) Tayyab N. Akhtar | November 2009 – August 2012 |
| 14 | Principal | Air Commodore (Retired) Farooq H. Kiyani | August 2012 – July 2013 |
| 15 | Principal | Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Sajid Habib | July 2013 – October 2016 |
| 16 | Principal | Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Qasim Masood Khan | October 2016 – December 2020 |
| 17 | Principal | Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Imran Khalid | December 2020 – December 2022 |
| 18 | Principal | Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Asif Maqsood | February 2023 – 14 April 2024 |
| 19 | Principal | Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Nadeem Akhtar Khan | 15 April 2024[5] – present |
Notable alumni
- Farooq Feroze Khan, former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and Chief of Air Staff (CAS)
- Kaleem Saadat, former Chief of Air Staff (CAS), PAF
- Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, former Chief of Air Staff (CAS), PAF
- Rao Qamar Suleman, former Chief of Air Staff (CAS), PAF
- Abdul Razzaq Anjum, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Training & Evaluation), PAF
- Rizwan Ullah Khan, Personal Staff Officer to Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Mushaf Ali Mir, PAF
- Ahsan Iqbal, former Federal Education minister, Government of Pakistan
- Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Planning Minister of Bangladesh
- Shahid Aziz Siddiqi, Vice Chancellor, Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi
- Ahsan Saleem Hyat, former Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), Pakistan Army
- Ehsan ul Haq, former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC)
- Moeen U Ahmed, former Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army
- Shahid Lateef, former Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS), PAF
- Ghulam Muhammad Malik, former Commander X Corps, Rawalpindi
- Abul Manzur, Bir Uttam, Bangladesh Army
- Saiful Azam, Sitara-e-Jurat, PAF, BAF
- Mohammad Ziauddin BU
- Matiur Rahman (military pilot), Bir Sreshtho, Bangladesh Air Force.
- Momtaz Uddin Ahmed, Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force.
- Sultan Mehmood, Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force.
- Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force.
- Fakhrul Azam, Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force.