Back জে এফ আর জ্যাকব Bengali/Bangla ג'ייקוב פרג' רפאל ג'ייקוב HE जे॰एफ॰आर॰ जैकब HI ജെ.ആർ.എഫ്. ജേക്കബ് Malayalam Джейкоб, Джейкоб Фардж Рафаэль Russian J. F. R. Jacob SIMPLE ஜெ. எப். ஆர். ஜேக்கப் Tamil జె.ఎఫ్.ఆర్.జాకబ్ Tegulu J. F. R. Jacob Turkish
Jack Farj Rafael Jacob | |
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 JFR Jacob in 2012 | |
| 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 2 May 1921[1][note 1] Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (Now, Kolkata, West Bengal, India) |
| Died | 13 January 2016 (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 |  Eastern Command XVI Corps 12 Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | |
Lieutenant General Jack Farj Rafael Jacob PVSM (2 May 1921 – 13 January 2016)[3] was a prominent Indian military officer. He was best known for his role 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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