# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/j-f-r-jacob
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:44:02.457Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/j-f-r-jacob"
name: "J. F. R. Jacob"
slug: "j-f-r-jacob"
description: "Jack Farj Rafael Jacob was an Indian military officer. He was known for his role in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. Jacob, then a major general, was the chief of staff of the Indian Army's Eastern Command. During his 36-year long career in the army, ending as a Lieutenant General. Jacob fought in World War II and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was later governor of the Indian states of Goa and Punjab."
tagline: "Soldier, statesman"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JFR_Jacob.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1923"
deathDate: "2016-01-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.43
  momentum:             4.511669226925284
  historical:           9.578230666666668
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump