11 Facts About Cecil Chaudhry

Cecil Chaudhry was a Pakistani academic, human rights activist, and a veteran fighter pilot.

Cecil Chaudhry was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat for his actions during that mission.

Cecil Chaudhry was born on 27 August 1941 to the only Christian family of the village Dalwal, located in the Salt Range of Punjab, British India.

Cecil Chaudhry was admitted into the Pakistan Air Force Academy on 12 March 1958 and enrolled in the engineering program.

Cecil Chaudhry became an educationist after leaving the air force and was affiliated with the Punjab Education Foundation.

Cecil Chaudhry served as principal of St Anthony's College for many years, before becoming principal of Saint Mary's Academy, Lalazar, Rawalpindi, succeeding Sister Eileen Ann Daffy.

Cecil Chaudhry remained an influential, independent human rights activist, as well as working for the betterment of children with disabilities and for educational reform.

Cecil Chaudhry advised and worked closely with the late Shahbaz Bhatti from the early 1990s onwards and had been Executive Secretary of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance since its inception.

Cecil Chaudhry was affiliated with the National Commission for Justice and Peace and was instrumental in leading the fourteen-year campaign that led to the restoration of Pakistan's joint electorate system in 2002.

Cecil Chaudhry died at the age of 70 in Lahore on 13 April 2012 after a battle with lung cancer.

Cecil Chaudhry was buried with full military honors at the Jail Road's Christian Cemetery in Lahore, Pakistan.