J. F. R. Jacob

Lieutenant General Jack Farj Rafael Jacob PVSM
JFR Jacob in 2012
24th Governor of Punjab
In office 27 November 1999 – 8 May 2003
Chief Minister	Parkash Singh Badal
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 (1921-05-02)2 May 1921[1][note 1] Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (Now, Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Died	13 January 2016(2016-01-13) (aged 94) New Delhi, India
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Commendation of Merit Friends of Liberation War Honour
Military career
Allegiance	British India  India
Service/branch	British Indian Army  Indian Army
Years of service	7 June 1942 – 31 July 1978
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	IC-470[2]
Commands held	Eastern Command XVI Corps 12 Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II Tunisia Campaign Burma Campaign Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971

Lieutenant General Jack Farj Rafael Jacob PVSM (2 May 1921 – 13 January 2016^[3]) was a general officer in the Indian Army. He was best known for the role he played 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.

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