Air Cdre.(R) Rehmatullah Khan, 490/Jinnah

Air Cdre.(R) Rehmatullah Khan

By Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui, 671/Latif

Rehmatullah Khan, kit no. 490/Jinnah House joined Cadet College Petaro in 1963 in 9th Class and left the college in 1967 after completing his Intermediate.

He was born on 16 May 1949 and got married to Mrs. Shehla on 12 March 1976. They have 4 children - one daughter and 3 sons.

After passing out from Petaro, Rehmatullah Khan joined the Pakistan Air Force in 1969 and was commissioned in 1971 as Pilot Officer in the GD(P) Branch.

He served in different fighter squadrons as fighter pilot after completing training. He was also an instructor at FLS Iraq and commanded one of the fighter squadrons. He qualified from the Army Staff College in 1989.

Amongst his appointments, he was the Director of Flight Safety at AHQ, Air Attaché at the Pakistan Embassy in China, DD (Air) at Joint Services HQ, and Commander of PAF Base at Lower Topa.

He retired from the Air Force as an Air Commodore.

Presently, he is the Managing Director of Nextech Soft in Rawalpindi.