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Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui
Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui
	18 July 1935 - 6 Sep 1965
Nickname	mani
Place of birth	Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Place of death	Halwara, India
Allegiance	Pakistan
Years of service	1953 - 1965
Rank	Squadron Leader
Unit	Pakistan Air Force
Commands held	PAF Strike Command
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Awards	Hilal-e-Jurat; Sitara-e-Jurat

Squadron Leader Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui (18 July 1935 - 6 Sep 1965) is a well-known pilot in the Pakistan Air Force. He is recognised for services to his country during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and is a recipient of both the Hilal-e-Jurat (Crescent of Courage) and the Sitara-e-Jurat (Star of Courage). He was commissioned in the 13th GD(P) Course on 10 June, 1953 winning the Best Pilot Trophy from Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur.

He embraced Shahadat (martyrdom) during attack on Halwara Air Base along with Flight Lieutinent Younis Hasan as his number 2 and Flight Lieutinent Cecil Chaudhry as number 3. Flight Lieutinent Hasan also embraced Shahadat during the same mission. Guns of his F-86 Sabre jammed right in the middle of the attack. Flight Lieutinent Chaudhry asked him to return back which he refused. He ordered Chaudhry to carry on the attack and provided cover to the tail of Chaudhry. His plane was badly damaged due to enemy fire and finally crashed on Halwara.

Pakistan's third biggest air base, Rafiqui Airbase (Shorkot Cantonment) is named after him. One of the largest roads of the Lahore Cantonment is named Sarfaraz Rafiqui Road in his honour. Rafiqui Shaheed Road in Karachi is also named after him. In Peshawar, the Rear Air Headquarters and PAF School and Degree College, are located on Rafiqui Road.