J. F. R. Jacob
Soldier, statesman
Jacob Farj Rafael Jacob (14 June 1923 – 13 January 2016) was an Indian Army Lieutenant General. He was best known for the role he played in India's victory in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and the Liberation of Bangladesh. Jacob, then a Major General, served as the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army's Eastern Command during the war. He also served in World War II and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was the Governor of Goa and Punjab. He was also the administrator of Chandigarh between November 1999 and November 2003.
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Jacob was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal Presidency, British India. His family were Baghdadi Jews from Iraq.[1]
Jacob died from pneumonia on 13 January 2016 in New Delhi, aged 92.[2]
References
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- ↑ Ginsburg, Aimee (2 June 2012). "The Sum of His Many Parts". Openthemagazine.com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Former Punjab Governor JFR Jacob dead". Chandigarh Tribune. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.