Jamal Ahmad Khan Afridi NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) SBt (Urdu: جمال احمد خان ; b.

Jamal Ahmad Khan was born in Kaimganj, Farrukhabad district in India, on 15 April 1934.

: 349 [6] He was further trained in the United States as a test pilot, eventually qualified to fly the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.

Jamal served as the ACAS (Plans) at the AHQ before being promoted to the two-star rank, Air vice-marshal (AVM).

: 199–200 [11] In 1987, ACM Jamal launched the project to develop and design a fighter jet, with Grumman Aerospace as its consultant.