J. F. R. Jacob
Indian Army officer and statesman (1923–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Jack Farj Rafael Jacob | |
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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 |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | British India India |
Service/ | 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 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 |
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