Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry ظفراحمد چودھری | |
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| 1st Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 3 April 1972 – 15 April 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Air-Mshl. A. Rahim Khan |
| Succeeded by | ACM Zulfiqar Ali Khan |
| Managing-Director of Pakistan International Airlines | |
| In office 1971 – 3 April 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry 19 August 1926 Sialkot, Punjab, British India (Present-day in Punjab in Pakistan) |
| Died | 17 December 2019 (aged 93) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Citizenship |  Pakistan |
| Nickname | Chaudhry |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British India (1945-47) Pakistan (1947-74) |
| Branch/service |  Royal Indian Air Force  Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1945–1974 |
| Rank |   Air marshal |
| Unit | No. 7 Squadron, RIAF (S/No. RIAF. 3095) |
| Commands | Pakistan Air Force Academy PAF Base Sargodha ACAS (Air Operations) No. 38 (Tactical) Wing |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 |
| Awards | .png){kind=small} Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam |
Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry (Urdu: ظفر احمد چودھری; b. 19 August 1926 – 17 December 2019), SQA, was a Pakistani human rights activist and an airline executive who served as the first Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force, appointed in 1972 until his resignation in 1974. He has personal issues with great war hero Air Cdr Sajjad Haider which resulted in premature retirement of Sajjad Haider.
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