Air Marshal Farooq Habib (Retd)
Senior Director
Professional Experience
Air Marshal Farooq Habib (Retd) joined the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies, Islamabad as Senior Director in February 2022. A graduate of National Defence University and Air War College, he has 36 years’ experience of military aviation as fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force. He holds Master’s Degrees in Strategic Studies and Defence & Strategic Studies .During his service with the PAF, he has held various Command and Staff appointments including Commandant of Air War College, Deputy Chief of Air Staff Training, Deputy Chief of Air Staff Personnel and Vice Chief of Air Staff. He has also commanded the first contingent of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. An alumnus of the Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (USA), his areas of expertise include National Security with emphasis on traditional security threats and response options; Doctrine And Policy; Governance and Public Policy. He lectures regularly at National Defence University and Air War College on related subjects. He is a recipient of Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) for his services to the PAF.
Events
Publications
Reconceptualising Strategic Thought: The Case of Pakistan
Conflict has always remained an unavoidable part of human history. Nations gradually evolve a distinct construct of deas and principles, called ‘strategic thought’ in the security lexicon
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Following in Diogenes’ Footsteps
Speaking recently at the United Nations General Assembly on the ‘priorities for 2023’, the UN Secretary General António Guterres, made a passionate speech about the existential
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Clausewitz and the Russo-Ukraine War
For students of strategy, the fascination with Clausewitz never ceases. His genius lies in providing a general theory of war which identifies it as a political
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119 Years of Aerial Age
The pattern of human progress has been anything but linear. At important junctures of history, critical discoveries, inventions and innovations tend to open up
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If Wishes were Horses
The 1966 blockbuster ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ is regarded as one of the most iconic Western movie of all times. Apart from
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Iqbal of ‘Shaheens’ (PAF’s relationship with Iqbal)
It is rather surprising that the person who has most profoundly influenced the ethos of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is neither an aviation guru
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