Group Captain Cecil Chaudhry was a man who devoted his life to not only protecting the geographical but also the ideological boundaries of Pakistan.

He was a highly decorated war veteran, a legend of the Pakistan Air Force, an acclaimed international human rights activist, a national hero, and an inspiration for thousands in Pakistan. He was bestowed with numerous honors from gallantry awards to equally high peace time citations for his bravery, courage and valuable contributions towards the betterment of Pakistan.

Cecil Chaudhry is one of the few people in Pakistan to be awarded with both, the country’s highest Gallantry awards and its highest civil awards.

Whether it was achieving the highest level of professionalism in the Pakistan Air Force, or grooming the leaders of tomorrow by providing quality education to Pakistani Children or then standing up to protect the civil rights and dignity of simple ordinary people by promoting interfaith harmony, which has today become one of the core issues confronting the Pakistani society Cecil Chaudhry gave it his all and excelled.

Mrs. Iris Chaudhry did not only compliment her husband’s life but stood by him in the most adverse of circumstances. She was undoubtedly an extremely loving wife, mother and grandmother but above all she was a patriotic citizen of Pakistan.

She cared for the marginalized and downtrodden with great passion; she was a firm believer in the power of education and in her own capacity was able to help educate numerous underprivileged Christian children.

Iris Chaudhry cared passionately for Christian families who faced religious persecution, brutality, victims of blasphemy laws, rape and forced conversion and did everything in her power to help provide them with moral and financial help.

The Cecil & Iris Chaudhry Foundation (CICF) is a registered, independent, non- Government, non-profit organization; dedicated to the eradication of injustice in society by advocating on behalf of the underprivileged, under represented and marginalized groups within Pakistan.

The CICF works for freedom of religion for all and is an outspoken voice against religious intolerance, discrimination, injustice and violation of human rights across Pakistan.